Gurob
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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[]
- ^ Gurob, background information
- ^ Ludwig Borchardtː Der Porträtkopf der Königin Teje. Leipzig 1911
- ^ maathorneferu.html Gurob, papyrus 32795
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Coordinates: 29°12′00″N 30°57′00″E / 29.20000°N 30.95000°E
- Archaeological sites in Egypt
- Former populated places in Egypt