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like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people
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The team unearthed statues of Third Dynasty pharaoh Djoser, who ruled from 2630 BCE to 2611 BCE, along with his wife and 10 daughters, according to a statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Friday.
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Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
In other Ramses-centric news, an excavation in Egypt unearthed the upper half of an enormous statue of the pharaoh, which lines up perfectly with the lower section of a sculpture found nearby in 1930.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Nearby, archaeologists found a unique statue of 12 figures, identified as another ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Djoser, with his wife and 10 daughters.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
That first tomb’s owner, King Seneb-Kay, was an entirely unknown pharaoh who was never mentioned in historical records.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
In other Ramses-centric news, an excavation in Egypt unearthed the upper half of an enormous statue of the pharaoh, which lines up perfectly with the lower section of a sculpture found nearby in 1930.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Nearby, archaeologists found a unique statue of 12 figures, identified as another ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Djoser, with his wife and 10 daughters.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
That first tomb’s owner, King Seneb-Kay, was an entirely unknown pharaoh who was never mentioned in historical records.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Pharaoh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharaoh. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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