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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 pharaoh, who reigned for an astonishing 66 years (1279–1213 BCE), is often regarded as one of Egypt’s greatest rulers, and his statue exudes power and authority.
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David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Litherland believes the pharaoh's actual mummy is buried in a second tomb.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Archaeologists have found a pharaoh’s tomb in an Egyptian valley west of Luxor, Egypt’s ministry of antiquities announced this week, in what officials called the first excavation of a royal tomb since Tutankhamen’s burial chamber was unearthed over a century ago.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a pharaoh’s tomb, the first excavation of a royal burial chamber there since the discovery of Tutankhamen’s in 1922.
—Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Litherland believes the pharaoh's actual mummy is buried in a second tomb.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Archaeologists have found a pharaoh’s tomb in an Egyptian valley west of Luxor, Egypt’s ministry of antiquities announced this week, in what officials called the first excavation of a royal tomb since Tutankhamen’s burial chamber was unearthed over a century ago.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a pharaoh’s tomb, the first excavation of a royal burial chamber there since the discovery of Tutankhamen’s in 1922.
—Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Pharaoh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharaoh. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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