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Sekhemkhet was was an ancient Egyptian king and known for his Unfinished Step Pyramid in Saqqara, Egypt.
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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

In 1957, Goneim was jumping into the Nile to commit suicide. ...

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After the incident in Saqqara, he achieved some amount of fame and he wrote a book about his discovery named The Buried Pyramid. But later on, he was accused of smuggling and it devastated him. ...

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

Archaeologist Zakaria Goneim and his team also found a Sarcophagus chamber. Sarcophagus is a stone coffin during the ancient civilizations of Egypt. ...

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In front of Gamal Abdel Nasser and all the press, Goneim opened the sarcophagus to glimpse of the contents but the sarcophagus was completely empty. ...

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

Gamal Abdel Nasser was the second President of Egypt and came to witness the opening of the Sarcophagus. ...

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

Zakaria Goneim found 21 bracelets, small mussel shells, and faience corals covered with gold leaf. ...

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

The unfinished Step Pyramid was found by Zakaria Goneim, an Egyptian archaeologist. ...

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

Sekhemkhet ("Powerful in Body"), was was an ancient Egyptian king of 3rd dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He was known for an unfinished step pyramid at Saqqara. ...

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

Sekhemkhet was was an ancient Egyptian king and known for his Unfinished Step Pyramid in Saqqara, Egypt. ...

#Culture & Society #History #Sekhemkhet #Saqqara #Unfinished Step Pyramid
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