>In a recent post I wrote about the new pyramid discovered in Egypt. Bloomberg.com is providing additional information on the pyramid discovery and how the discovery may provide additional detail details on Queen Sesheshet, the mother of a sixth dynasty Pharaoh called Teti.

According to Zahi Hawass, the chief Egyptian archaeologist, there are several references to Queen Sesheshet in ancient papyrus texts. In one of these texts, the queen made a request to doctors to find her a cure for hair loss.

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Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

Tags: Archaeology, Pyramids, Queen Sesheshet, Zahi Hawass

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