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- proper noun Egyptian
Pharaoh known for his young age, for the restoration of Egyptian religion, and for being the only Pharaoh whosetomb was preserved intact to the modern age.
Etymologies
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ICEBERG released five worth - mentoning albums (four studio and one live) between 1975 and 1980 and their discography starts with '' Tutankhamon '' in 1975.
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2008
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Today, one would be hard-pressed to hear words of praise for Obama among Palestinians or other Arabs, or to find the sort of pro-Obama souvenirs that were popular in Egyptian bazaars less than two years ago, such as the one that read"Obama New Tutankhamon of the World."
Guy Ziv: Bold Move by Obama Needed to Save Middle East Peace Process Guy Ziv 2011
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Today, one would be hard-pressed to hear words of praise for Obama among Palestinians or other Arabs, or to find the sort of pro-Obama souvenirs that were popular in Egyptian bazaars less than two years ago, such as the one that read"Obama New Tutankhamon of the World."
Guy Ziv: Bold Move by Obama Needed to Save Middle East Peace Process Guy Ziv 2011
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Today, one would be hard-pressed to hear words of praise for Obama among Palestinians or other Arabs, or to find the sort of pro-Obama souvenirs that were popular in Egyptian bazaars less than two years ago, such as the one that read "Obama New Tutankhamon of the World."
Guy Ziv: Bold Move by Obama Needed to Save Middle East Peace Process Guy Ziv 2011
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I was also amused to see the Ancient Times collection with a dark skinned King Tutankhamon and Cleopatra, but a lily white Jesus of Nazareth.
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Yesterday, I was in Basel, Switzerland, where I saw an exhibition of Tutankhamon.
Bono On Bono Assayas, Michka 2005
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"The name of Tutankhamon," I concluded triumphantly.
The Curse of the Pharaohs Peters, Elizabeth, 1927- 1981
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So I let him sulk, and as I dressed I tried to remember what I knew of the pharaoh Tutankhamon.
The Curse of the Pharaohs Peters, Elizabeth, 1927- 1981
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Tutankhamon returned to Thebes, Akhnaton's memory was still, it appears, regarded with reverence, and it seems that there was no question of leaving his body in the neighbourhood of his deserted palace, where, until the discovery of this tomb, Egyptologists had expected to find it.
The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology Arthur E. P. B. Weigall
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On the death of Tutankhamon, the question of inviting Horemheb to fill the vacant throne must have been seriously considered; but there was another candidate, a certain Ay, who had been one of the most important nobles in the group of Akhnaton's favourites at El Amârna, and who had been the loudest in the praises of Aton.
The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology Arthur E. P. B. Weigall
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