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The Pharaohs of Anubis-Mountain: Archaeological Investigations of a Royal Necropolis at Abydos
Wednesday, September 2
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall
Free. Please register at oimembersevents.eventbrite.com.
Presented by Josef Wegner, Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; Associate Curator, Egyptian Section, Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania.
Recent excavations at Abydos in Upper Egypt have revealed an extensive royal necropolis beside a sacred peak: Anubis-Mountain. Here a series of tombs spanning Egypt’s late Middle Kingdom (ca. 1850–1650 BCE) and Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1655–1550 BCE) are helping to illuminate one of the most shadowy eras of Egyptian history. The lecture discusses the twelve royal tombs currently known at Anubis–Mountain, and the most recent results– the excavation in June this year of a tomb likely belonging to king Sobekhotep IV, as well as the discovery of the previously unknown pharaoh Senebkay.
Come early and take a docent-led tour of the museum galleries at 6:30 p.m. No reservation necessary. Lectures are free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of Oriental Institute Members and Volunteers. For the complete Oriental Institute lecture series schedule and details visit oi.uchicago.edu/events.
6:30-7:00 p.m. Pre Lecture Tour/Registration
7:00-8:00 p.m. Presentation and discussion
8:00-8:45 p.m. Reception
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