Gurob

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Head of queen Tiye

Gurob, also known as Ghurab, Medinet Gurob or Kom Medinet Gurob is an archaeological site in Egypt, close to the Fayum. In the New Kingdom it was the place of a palace and was called Merwer.

The remains were several times the target of excavations, the most important on by Guy Brunton and Reginald Engelbach from 11th January - 6th April 1920. [1] The excavations found several cemeteries, some dating back to the Old Kingdom, but most of them belonging to the New Kingdom. Gurob is the provenance of many important finds, including a head of queen Tiye, now in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin. [2] From a papyrus fragment found at the sire, it is known that queen Maathorneferure lived here. She was the daughter of a Hittite king and wife of Ramses II. [3] Other notable finds are burials with artistic high quality statuettes, such as the Statuette of the lady Tiye.

References[]

  1. ^ Gurob, background information
  2. ^ Ludwig Borchardtː Der Porträtkopf der Königin Teje. Leipzig 1911
  3. ^ maathorneferu.html Gurob, papyrus 32795

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Coordinates: 29°12′00″N 30°57′00″E / 29.20000°N 30.95000°E / 29.20000; 30.95000

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