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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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Nearby, archaeologists found a unique statue of 12 figures, identified as another ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Djoser, with his wife and 10 daughters.
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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
Archaeologists have unearthed the huge tomb of an unknown pharaoh at an Egyptian necropolis, a team of researchers said on Thursday, in the second discovery of a king’s tomb this year.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
An ancient temple that belonged to an Old Testament pharaoh is being restored by archaeologists in Egypt.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
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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
Archaeologists have unearthed the huge tomb of an unknown pharaoh at an Egyptian necropolis, a team of researchers said on Thursday, in the second discovery of a king’s tomb this year.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
An ancient temple that belonged to an Old Testament pharaoh is being restored by archaeologists in Egypt.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Pharaoh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharaoh. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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