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Aswan Nubian Museum Sarcophagus EG053033JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum basalt sarcophagus from Roman period discovered on Elephantine Island and dedicated to sacred ram god Khum plus exhibiting a Nubian House, Islamic tombs and mosques in gardens with prehistoric stone carvings, Egyptian and Roman artefacts set amongst attractive walks past flowering shrubs, water channels, palm trees and waterfalls. Foundations were laid in 1986 and opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Museum, Nubia, ancient, prehistoric, modern, gardens, exhibits, outside, architecture, sarcophagus, basalt, Roman, Khum, ram, God, open, lid, walks, upright
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Aswan Nubian Museum Sarcophagus EG053033JHP
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Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum basalt sarcophagus from Roman period discovered

on Elephantine Island and dedicated to sacred ram god Khum plus exhibiting a Nubian House, Islamic tombs and mosques in gardens with prehistoric stone carvings, Egyptian and Roman artefacts set amongst attractive walks past flowering shrubs, water channels, palm trees and waterfalls. Foundations were laid in 1986 and opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Museum, Nubia, ancient, prehistoric, modern, gardens, exhibits, outside, architecture, sarcophagus, basalt, Roman, Khum, ram, God, open, lid, walks, upright