Egyptian Exploration 2024 – Page 4 – Hapy Egyptology Society

29 Jan Fly to Luxor

30 Jan Orientation and Luxor temple in Afternoon and Evening. View Avenue of Sphinxes

31 Jan Colossi. Valley of the Kings: Ramesses I, V and VII, Tausert and Setnakht, Tut. / Western Valley:Ay’s Tomb

01 Feb Queens Valley (Tity, Amenkhepshef, Khaemwaset), The Ramesseum, Felluca Trip

02 Feb Tombuilders’ Village, Temple to Hathor, Gt Pit/Ramesses III/Meremptah MortuaryTemples

03 Feb Hatshepsut’s Temple / Carters House / Tomb of Rekhmire, Sennefer, Ramose

04 Feb Karnak (4 Hours), Papyrus Museum, Afternoon Tea at Winter Palace Hotel

05 Feb Abydos(Seti I and Ramesses II Temples), Dendera

06 Feb Aboudi’s Bookshop, Luxor museum, Evening Meal at Ebrahim’s home

07 Feb Edfu / EL Kab Temple of Amenhotep III, Thoth/Vulture Rock/Thombs: Pahery, Ahmose, Renni, Setau

08 Feb Flight to Cairo

09 Feb Saqqara (Step pyramid, Teti Pyramid, Kagemni mastaba) and the Giza Plateau

10 Feb Cairo Museum

11 Feb Medium Pyramid/Mastaba 17, Bent Pyramid, Red Pyramid.

12 Feb Fly back Home

37 – Rahotep and Nofret

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The famous statues of Rahotep, (probably son of Sneferu) and his wife Nofret. Found in his mastaba tomb at Meidum. It is interesting that they are carved the same size (Cairo Museum)

38 – Mentuhotep II

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Statue of Mentuhotep II, founder of the Middle Kingdom, found by Howard Carter at Deir Ell Bahri. (Cairo Museum)

39 – The “False Pyramid”

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The “False Pyramid” at the Meidum necropolis. The first attempt to build a “smooth pyramid”. Probably started to collapse during construction, then falling apart in the New Kingdom.

40 – Inside

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Inside the burial chamber of the “False Pyramid”.

41 – Robbers’ Tunnel

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Entering the burial chamber of mastaba 17 by means of the “robbers’ tunnel”. Quite a squeeze.

42 – Bats!

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Bats in the burial chamber of mastaba 17. Notice the quality of the masonry. This was almost certainly a royal tomb.

43 – Robbers’ Hammer

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The red granite sarcophagus, the earliest granite sarcophagus in Egypt. The hammer, crushed under the lid is said to have been left by the tomb robbers!