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The Tomb of Thutmose II, discovered by Ashrad Omar [1] in 2022 and attributed in 2025, is a royal ancient Egyptian tomb located in the Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud area west of Luxor. [2] The tomb, also known by its tomb number Wadi C-4 , was identified through a joint Egyptian–British archaeological expedition.
Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.
Egyptian officials say they have unearthed the first royal Egyptian tomb since King Tutankhamun’s burial site was found in 1922. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...
The tomb was found in a poor state of preservation, due to flooding that would have happened shortly after the King’s death, according to Mohamed Abdel Badi, head of the Egyptian Antiquities ...
The current mosque, built around the tomb, is a modern structure, which dates back to the year 1958. The site has fallen into disrepair and had even been looted as well. Dan: Beit Shemesh, Israel [4] Qedar: Mausoleum of Prophet Qeydar, Zanjan, Iran: Qedar, the son of Ishmael, is believed by the Shi'ites to have been buried in Zanjan. The ...
The Neby Moosa pilgrimages—to the reputed tomb of the prophet Moses, near the Dead Sea (on the West)—have been instituted so as to coincide with the Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Sepulchre, and the influx of devout Moslems was doubtless intended to counterbalance the effect of so many thousands of sturdy Christians being present in ...
Catherine Roerig has proposed that tomb KV20, generally believed to have been commissioned by Hatshepsut, was the original tomb of Thutmose II in the Valley of the Kings. [26] If correct, this would be a major project on the part of Thutmose II, which required a construction period of several years and implies a long reign for this king.
A purported grave of Moses is located at Maqam El-Nabi Musa, in the West Bank, 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Jericho and 20 km (12 mi) east of Jerusalem. [ 2 ] Mount Nebo is then mentioned again in 2 Maccabees ( 2:4–7 ), when the prophet Jeremiah hid the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant in a cave there.