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Quest for the tomb of Amenhotep I
Al-Ahram Weekly ^ | 22 - 28 December 2005 | Zahi Hawass

Posted on 12/24/2005 4:45:21 PM PST by SunkenCiv

In the area Niwinski found about 250 graffiti, some representing fish, dogs and human figures that could be dated to the pre-dynastic period. Five graffiti were found from the 21st Dynasty belonging to a scribe named, Botig Amun. Earthquakes in the area had shifted the rocks and revealed eight passages behind the temple. These passages had been made by thieves searching for tombs and treasure, and we know from the Abbott papyri that thieves entered the area and reached the bedrock. They also investigated the area horizontally. Inside one of the tunnels more graffiti was discovered. Niwinski found that some of the tunnels were still sealed and showed evidence that they were sealed by the officials of the cemetery. He thinks that the fallen blocks above the temple of Hatshepsut were not dislodged by earthquakes but by ancient Egyptian workmen, and he believes that the ancient Egyptians moved these blocks to conceal the hiding place of a tomb that might belong to Amenhotep I. He also thinks that the Abbott papyri provides evidence that the tomb of Amenhotep I is located in this area, because in the inscriptions are the names Mentuhotep and Amenhotep. All these discoveries convinced him that there was something important buried there.

Every day Niwinski is convinced that on that day he will find the tomb. When we stopped the work, we felt we had no other choice because it seemed likely his search was useless and we were afraid of the damage that was being done to the cliff. However, the permanent committee met him last month and decided to give him one last chance. This time he will have specialists working with him who are trained in excavation techniques.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: 18thdynasty; amenhotep1; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; newkingdom; valleyofthekings; zahihawass; zowiehawass
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...y'know, because only Egyptians hand picked Zahi Hawass are trained in excavation techniques.

Quest for the tomb of Amenhotep I

1 posted on 12/24/2005 4:45:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: blam; FairOpinion; Ernest_at_the_Beach; StayAt HomeMother; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; asp1; ...
To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.
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2 posted on 12/24/2005 4:46:42 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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To: SunkenCiv

Merry Christmas.

Thanks for the interesting pings all year!


3 posted on 12/24/2005 4:54:41 PM PST by fanfan (" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
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To: fanfan

You're most welcome. Thanks for the kind remarks, and Merry Christmas.


4 posted on 12/24/2005 6:06:41 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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To: SunkenCiv

I'll second that....

I rarely post to your threads but I'm always reading them...

Merry Christmas!


5 posted on 12/24/2005 6:24:59 PM PST by nevergore (“It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.”)
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Merry Christmas!


6 posted on 12/24/2005 6:27:41 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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elsewhere (and more recently) in Egypt:

Testing Egypt, Mubarak Rival Is Sent to Jail
New York Times | December 25, 2005 (thanks to time travel) | Michael Slackman
Posted on 12/24/2005 6:19:39 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546735/posts


7 posted on 12/24/2005 6:28:37 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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To: SunkenCiv

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! And thanks for all that you do. (This is the best ping list on FR.)


8 posted on 12/24/2005 7:48:53 PM PST by asp1
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To: asp1; indcons
Modesty prevents me from stating my usual wholehearted agreement, but I will say that I have a great deal of gratitude for the FReepers (especially Blam) who contribute almost all of the topics that GGG pings. Hey, look what I just noticed on indcons' FR profile page...
I am nerdier than 65% of all people. Are you nerdier? Click here to find out!

9 posted on 12/24/2005 8:10:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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To: SunkenCiv; blam

Well, I'll say it then :) GGG is the best ping list on all of FR....I learn something new everyday thanks to GGG.


10 posted on 12/24/2005 8:18:28 PM PST by indcons (Merry Christmas FReepers)
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To: indcons
"Well, I'll say it then :) GGG is the best ping list on all of FR....I learn something new everyday thanks to GGG."

Thanks and thanks to SunkenCiv for his tireless attention to managing the GGG ping lists.

Merry Christmas to all.

11 posted on 12/24/2005 8:23:25 PM PST by blam
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To: indcons; blam

:') Thanks!


12 posted on 12/24/2005 8:25:36 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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To: SunkenCiv
My nerd score is 62. This is shocking as I always thought of myself as super cool. I am crushed! /S

Bless Blam for all of his wonderful contributions to this list. Happy holidays to all!

13 posted on 12/24/2005 8:27:49 PM PST by asp1
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To: SunkenCiv
I am nerdier than 97% of all people. Are you nerdier? Click here to find out!

And I don't even use Linux.

14 posted on 12/24/2005 8:53:03 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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I am nerdier than 84% of all people. Are you nerdier? Click here to find out!
15 posted on 12/24/2005 9:11:49 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK (secus acutulus exspiro ab Acheron bipes actio absol ab Acheron supplico)
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To: lepton
Wow! I am in awe! But not shock. :') Click the logo for a bit of fun.

Bupkis

16 posted on 12/24/2005 10:20:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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KV 39 (Amenhetep I (?))
Theban Mapping Project
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_853.html

"Weigall's description of the tomb suggests that some decoration remained intact at the time of his entry. All traces of decoration were obliterated by the time Rose cleared the tomb. Weigall based his belief that the tomb belonged to Amenhetep I on perceived similarities of position between KV 39 and that described for Amenhetep I's tomb in the tomb robbery papyri... There appear to have been three construction phases, suggested by differences in architectural typology and the orientation of component groups. Entryway A, corridor B1, and chamber C1 and its descent would have been cut first, and suggest a date in the first half of Dynasty 18. Following a southward extension at the end of the corridor B1, two other complexes of corridors and stairs leading to burial chambers were cut to the south and to the east, although it is not certain in which order these were done."

see also:

Theban Mapping Project (Valley of the Kings etc)
Theban Mapping Project | 1980s to present | Kent Weeks et al
Posted on 01/13/2005 8:03:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1320504/posts


17 posted on 12/24/2005 10:23:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Propeller Beanies all around!


18 posted on 12/24/2005 10:24:26 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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Merry Christmas Sunk and keep up the great digging your still the best web archy i know !


19 posted on 12/24/2005 10:34:54 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK (secus acutulus exspiro ab Acheron bipes actio absol ab Acheron supplico)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

[future MSM headline]

WebArchy -- how the world is now ruled by the world wide web, and what the international community plans to do about it


20 posted on 12/24/2005 10:49:15 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
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