#gebelein

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Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Japan, 1875 VS Headrest, Gebelein, Egypt, 2592–2118 BCE © Museo Egizio, Turin

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The Tomb of Iti and Neferu

* Gebelein, Northern Cemetery

* First Intermediate period, 2118-1980 BCE

* Schiaparelli excavations, 1911

* Egyptian Museum of Turin

* Iti was a "Chief of troops" and a Treasurer of the king". Neferu was his wife. Limestone funerary stela (photos 8 & 11) shows them receiving food offerings.

Turin, June 2023

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Pleated tunic - Museo Egizio Collection

Inventory Number: S. 14087 Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5-6, 2435–2118 BCE Location Information: Gebelein

Description:

Pleated tunics are usually made from three pieces of linen, one for the body and two for the sleeves. The body part, which sometimes had a fringe along the long side, was closed on the side and sewn at the sleeves. In this case, the neckline is completed by laces. This tunic had been folded and placed on the body of the deceased.

Diagram Pictured From:

Borla, Matilde, “Pleated dresses from the Museo Egizio of Turin: study of the technical data of fabrics. Preliminary results”, in Antoine De Moor, Cäcilia Fluck, Petra Linscheid (eds), Textiles, Tools and Techniques Of the 1st Millennium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries [ ... ], 2015, pp. 104-130

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Scientists find world's oldest figural tattoos on Egyptian mummies

Scientists have discovered a pair of ancient tattoos on two 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies. They are the oldest figural tattoos yet found, pushing back the advent of tattooing in Africa some 1,000 years.

The body art was found on a pair of mummies in the collection of the British Museum. The male and female were embalmed and laid to rest sometime between 3351 and 3017 BC.

A depiction of a wild bull and Barbary sheep mark the upper bicep of the male, while the female is inked with S-shaped motifs on her upper arm and shoulder. Scientists believe soot was used to create the tattoos.

The mummies were found more than a 100 years ago in Gebelein, an ancient city in southern Upper Egypt. A century later, they're offering up new secrets. Scientists discovered the ancient tattoos with the help of advanced imaging technology, specifically infrared imaging. Read more.

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Archaeologists Have Found New Hieroglyphics Carved Into Rocks Outside A Temple Dedicated To Hathor In Egypt

The temple is believed to have been constructed 3,500 years ago during the time of Hatshepsut, and the hieroglyphs discovered are primarily religious in nature. Archaeologists have made the ...

“Archaeologists have made the surprising discovery of new hieroglyphics carved into rocks outside of a temple dedicated to Hathor in Gebelein, Egypt. The temple is thought to have been constructed 3,500 years ago during the time of Hatshepsut and the hieroglyphs are mainly religious in nature.”

“The many inscriptions that are just now being discovered are believed to have been made by priests and pilgrims visiting the area, with many of these individuals leaving behind their most personal prayers inscribed on the rocks, as Science in Poland reports.”

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This is really a fantastic site, Gebelein. It’s huge, and Wojtek is doing such a good job with excavation. 

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L'uomo di Gebelein 4 di 5

L’uomo di Gebelein 4 di 5

Lo chiamano Ginger per via dei capelli stopposi rossi che ancora gli escono dal cranio dopo più di cinquemila anni. Lo trovarono nel deserto del Gebelein, in Egitto, agli inizi del secolo e ancora oggi è la mummia più antica mai ritrovata. La più antica tra le mummie naturali. L’uomo di Gebelein era una persona qualunque, un giovane mercante, forse, che mentre attraversava il deserto venne…

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Polish archaeologists in the forgotten capital of ancient Egypt

The second season of fieldwork of the Polish archaeological project in Gebelein in southern Egypt has begun. The place was a very important centre in the history of ancient Egypt, but researchers still know little about it. During last year's work, many monuments were discovered that allow scientists to fill blank spots in the history of the pharaohs. These include inscriptions, tombs of dignitaries and places of worship carved in the rocks.

A characteristic feature of the landscape in Gebelein are two limestone rocks that tower over the Nile and the surrounding desert.

"At the dawn of the history of ancient Egypt this was an administrative centre, very well positioned strategically and in terms of natural resources. Read more.