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The Silsila quarries. Stone for the Temple of Horemheb came from this quary located 40 miles north of Aswan along the banks of the river Nile in Egypt. Possibly near Kom Ombo. King Merenptah (ca. 1212 - 1202 B.C.), may have built a mortuary temple and buildings for the cult of Re from the Silsila quarry. ©TopFoto.

The Silsila quarries. Stone for the Temple of Horemheb came from this quary located 40 miles north of Aswan along the banks of the river Nile in Egypt. Possibly near Kom Ombo. King Merenptah (ca. 1212 - 1202 B.C.), may have built a mortuary temple and buildings for the cult of Re from the Silsila quarry. ©TopFoto.
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The Silsila quarries. Stone for the Temple of Horemheb came from this quary located 40 miles north of Aswan along the banks of the river Nile in Egypt. Possibly near Kom Ombo. King Merenptah (ca. 1212 - 1202 B.C.), may have built a mortuary temple and buildings for the cult of Re from the Silsila quarry. ©TopFoto
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