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A 4,000-year-old limestone relief depicting the three seasons of the ancient Egyptian calendar has been stolen from the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo. The relief, measuring 16 by 24 inches, was cut from the wall of a Fifth Dynasty tomb belonging to high-ranking official Khenti Ka using an electric saw. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported the theft on Sunday, and an archaeological committee has been formed to inventory the tomb's contents while the matter is under investigation by the Public Prosecution.

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ancient egyptian relief disappears saqqara necropolis 1234756038

A 4,000-year-old limestone relief depicting the three seasons of the ancient Egyptian calendar has been stolen from the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo. The relief, measuring 16 by 24 inches, was cut from the wall of the Fifth Dynasty tomb of Khenti Ka using an electric saw. The theft was reported by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, which has formed an archaeological committee to inventory the tomb's contents and referred the case to the Public Prosecution for investigation. The tomb, initially discovered in the 1950s, had been sealed and used as storage until it reopened in 2019.

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