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Aswan Nubian Coffin Texts EG052940JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Coffin Texts inside sarcophagus of Heketa found at rock cut tomb at Kubbet el Hawa and dating to 12th Dynasty, an exhibit inside modern air-conditioned building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, coffin, lid, texts, hieroglyphs, book, dead, Heketa, sarcophagus, Kubbet el Hawa, Qubbet, Hawwa, inside, interior, ancient, landscape
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Aswan Nubian Museum
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Aswan Nubian Coffin Texts EG052940JHP
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Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Coffin Texts inside sarcophagus of Heketa

found at rock cut tomb at Kubbet el Hawa and dating to 12th Dynasty, an exhibit inside modern air-conditioned building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, coffin, lid, texts, hieroglyphs, book, dead, Heketa, sarcophagus, Kubbet el Hawa, Qubbet, Hawwa, inside, interior, ancient, landscape