Abusir (Lake Mariout)
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Abusir
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Governorate Alexandria Governorate | | |
| Named for | Osiris | |
Abusir (
Ancient relics
A series of tombs and the remains of a temple are found on a stony kurkar ridge,[4] wedged between the lake and the sea.
Ancient tomb
A well-preserved ancient tomb is thought to be a scaled-down model of the Alexandria Pharos. Known colloquially under various names — the Pharos of Abusir, the Abusir funerary monument and Burg al-Arab (Arab's Tower) — it consists of a 3-storey tower, approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in height, with a square base, a hexagonal midsection and cylindrical upper section, like the building upon which it was apparently modelled. It dates to the reign of
Ptolemy II (285–246 BC), and is therefore likely to have been built at about the same time as the Alexandria Pharos. 30°56′53″N 29°31′24″E / 30.94806°N 29.52333°E
Recent excavations
Cleopatra VII. Relying on these and the account of Plutarch, they believed that Cleopatra and Mark Antony were both buried in the vicinity, most likely below the Temple of Isis.[1]
See also
- Abu Qir (ancient Canopus), similarly named, but east of Alexandria
- Busirisof the central delta, likewise dedicated to Isis
References
- ^ a b "Cleopatra dalk na slangpik hier begrawe, sê argeoloë". Beeld. SAPA-AFP. 21 April 2009.
- ^ "Researchers may have found Cleopatra's final resting place". CNN. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Dig 'may reveal' Cleopatra's tomb". BBC News. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ "Submergence and burial of ancient coastal sites on the subsiding Nile delta margin, Egypt". Méditerranée. 104: 65–73. 2005.
External links
Media related to Taposiris Magna at Wikimedia Commons
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