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Aswan Nubian Museum Obelisk EG052909JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum sandstone obelisk from Abu Simbel with baboons and vertical hieroglyphic text dating from 19th Dynasty along with other exhibits such as 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, exhibit, obelisk, baboons, hieroglyphs, outside, shrubs, palm, trees, walk, upright
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Collection: Aswan Nubian Museum
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Aswan Nubian Museum Obelisk EG052909JHP
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Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum sandstone obelisk from Abu Simbel with

baboons and vertical hieroglyphic text dating from 19th Dynasty along with other exhibits such as 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, exhibit, obelisk, baboons, hieroglyphs, outside, shrubs, palm, trees, walk, upright