“A travers le sable et la jungle” article by Marcelle Prat
The article, which appeared in the magazine "Le Matin" on January 20, 1935, is the result of the visit of the journalist and writer...
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On the recommendation of a friend in Siwa, I found a papyrus preserved in London that I did not know, discovered more than a century ago which bears a "Postcard" sent by a certain Nearchus to his frie
The papyrus dates back to the 1st-2nd century AD. and represents an important document that testifies to the importance that the oracle...
Localization problem of the "Temple of Amoudayn" (Temple of the two columns) in Siwa Oasis
The first western travelers who rediscovered Siwa and its oracle of Ammon in the early 19th century always speak of a temple, in the...
A short story that takes place in Siwa published by Louis Reybaud in "Journal de Toulouse - Politique et Litteraire" in October 1852.
Marie Roch Louis Reybaud (15 August 1799 – 26 or 28 October 1879) was a French writer, political economist and politician. He was born in...
Siwa yesterday and today-Shali and the Atik Mosque
photo taken by Herman Burchardt in 1893 compared with a view today March 25, 2024
Hypothesis on the presence of an earlier building on the current site of the Funerary Temple of Wenamun (Umm el Ubayda) in the Siwa Archaeological Area.
In recent years, a survey conducted by Professor Kuhlmann has confirmed a previous hypothesis about the existence of a dromos between the...
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