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    The Abydos boats are the remnants of a group of ancient royal Egyptian ceremonial boats found at an archaeological site in Abydos, Egypt. Discovered in...
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    English name Abydos comes from the Greek Ἄβυδος, a name borrowed by Greek geographers from the unrelated city of Abydos on the Hellespont. Abydos name in hieroglyphs...
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    statues. Tamarix ("tamarisk" or "salt cedar") was used to build boats such as the Abydos boats. One of the most important indigenous woodworking techniques...
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    000-year-old wine at the tomb of Meret-Neith in Abydos - phys.org - October 9, 2023 Wine jars from her grave from Abydos. MERNEITH (MERYT-NEITH) Wikimedia Commons...
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  • Solar barque (redirect from Matet boat)
    specially-built Giza Solar boat museum, but was subsequently moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum. Ancient Egyptian royal ships Abydos boats Solar deity Trundholm...
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  • burial-site in Egypt. At an early point, the city of Abydos ceded its political rank to Thinis, and although Abydos would continue to enjoy supreme religious importance...
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    Ahaneith Artefacts and monuments Narmer macehead Narmer palette Den seal impressions Abydos boats MacGregor plaque Mastabas S3503 and S3504 Capital Thinis...
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    Khufu ship (redirect from Cheops boat)
    in the Solar boat museum Solar boat pit, Giza Plateau, Egypt One of the boat pits on the east side of the Great Pyramid Atet Abydos boats Ancient Egyptian...
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    reports that the oldest planked ships known are the Abydos boats. A group of 14 discovered ships in Abydos were constructed of wooden planks "sewn" together...
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    Djer in Abydos or attested in Saqqara. These women are thought to be the wives of Djer and include: Nakhtneith (or Nekhetneith), buried in Abydos and known...
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