Professor Selim Hassan, of the Egyptian University, has discovered near the Giza. Pyramids 20 tombs, .the most .important being that of the son-in-law of Noserra. fourth king of the Fifth Dynasty, who reigned from 2722 to 2691 B.C. One of the rarest objects found was the well-preserved sk”ll of Noserra’s daughter. This is said to be the first instance of the finding intact of a skull belonging to an old Egyptian dynasty. One tomb contains the following inscription: “This tomb belongs to the female singer and concubine of the king.” This is the first recorded mention of the word “concubine” in ancient Egypt,
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 August 1931, Page 2
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