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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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Finally, a small ceramic plaque discovered at the site bears the name of Amasis, a 26th Dynasty pharaoh who ruled from 570 to 526 B.C.E.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
There is also some evidence that this was a female pharaoh — something for which there has been precedent.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2024
For decades, the Jewish people had been slaves of the Egyptian pharaohs until Moses led them out of captivity, according to Chabad.org.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
This declaration reasserted the populace’s duty to pay the pharaoh and his kingdom, as everything in the state was understood to belong to the pharaoh.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Others took umbrage at an ancient Egyptian art work depicting manual labor, which bore a caption describing how the pharaoh’s workers periodically staged strikes.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Known as Ramses the Great, the pharaoh’s legacy was cemented by a slew of monuments and statues constructed in his name, both during and after his reign.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
The symbol of the scarab beetle means to come into existence or to continue to exist, which would have been important for a pharaoh hoping for a smooth journey into the afterlife.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
For instance, historians surmise that as well as gold and precious stones, ancient thieves stole metal razor blades from the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
There is also some evidence that this was a female pharaoh — something for which there has been precedent.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2024
For decades, the Jewish people had been slaves of the Egyptian pharaohs until Moses led them out of captivity, according to Chabad.org.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
This declaration reasserted the populace’s duty to pay the pharaoh and his kingdom, as everything in the state was understood to belong to the pharaoh.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Others took umbrage at an ancient Egyptian art work depicting manual labor, which bore a caption describing how the pharaoh’s workers periodically staged strikes.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Known as Ramses the Great, the pharaoh’s legacy was cemented by a slew of monuments and statues constructed in his name, both during and after his reign.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
The symbol of the scarab beetle means to come into existence or to continue to exist, which would have been important for a pharaoh hoping for a smooth journey into the afterlife.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
For instance, historians surmise that as well as gold and precious stones, ancient thieves stole metal razor blades from the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Pharaoh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharaoh. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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