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Egypt unveils oldest papyrus detailing pyramid builders
Cairo museum displays six of 30 ancient papyruses from Khufu era revealing daily life of pyramid workers. Officials say the documents show administrative power, worker duties, and food distribution, including sheep counts, from a three month period. The finds were unearthed in 2013 at Wan el Jarf port near Suez.
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Cairo
Egyptian Museum
Khufu
Cheops
Giza
Egypt
Khaled el-Anawy
Wan el-Jarf
Suez
El-Anawy
Tarek Tawfiq
Red Sea
Hussein Abdel-Bassir
Marr
Nile
Abdel-Bassir
Sabah Abdel-Razek
MENA