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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Myra Wysinger: [QB] STATUE OF RANEFEREF Painted limestone Dynasty 5, reign of Raneferef Abusir, Mortuary temple of Raneferef Excavations of Miroslav Verner, 1984 [IMG]http://wysinger.homestead.com/raneferef.jpg[/IMG] Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt, by Zahi Hawass, p. 132 (2004): Abusir, which lies six miles south of Giza, was the burial ground for the kings of the 5th dynasty. Miroslav Verner, the Czech team has identified an unfinished pyramid at Abusir as the tomb of Raneferef, a short-lived king of the 5th dynasty about whom little is known. Their work has enabled them to clarify the history of this shadowy period. Raneferef came to the throne in about 2419 B.C. He began construction on his pyramid, just a few meters southwest of his father's complex, but only the first step of the core was completed before his sudden death only three years later. The mummy was examined, and the age of the young king at his death was found to be 22 or 23. The Horus hawk stands on the throne back behind Raneferef's head, ready to lift him to heaven. The well-preserved stone of this statue has retained much of its original paint, giving the modern viewer an excellent sense of its ancient appearance. . [/QB][/QUOTE]
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