Near the southwestern
corner of the Amun Temple are the royal tombs of the 21st and 22nd
dynasties ( Psusennes I, Osorkon II, Takelot II, Amenemope, Sheshonq II,
Sheshonq III ) discovered by Pierre Montet in 1939 .
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Sunday, July 31, 2016
San el-Hagar ( Tanis )… Part 2
The temple and its
surrounding area are today a jumble of blocks, columns and mounds of rubble,
but although few architectural features remain intact, the site has fortunately
revealed much of its complex history .
San el-Hagar ( Tanis )… Part 1
One of the important
Delta sites, San el-Hagar is the location of the ancient city of Dja'n ( the
biblical Zoan ), called by the Greeks Tanis .
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