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Also Known As Imouthes
Flourished c.2700 BCE - c.2601 BCE

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king of Egypt
Step Pyramid of Djoser
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king of Egypt
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king of Egypt
Ṣaqqārah: pyramid of Userkaf
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king of Egypt
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king of Egypt
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king of Egypt
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French painter and architect
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Prospero Alpini
Italian scientist
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king of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian empire under Thutmose III (reigned 1479–25 bce)
Thutmose III
king of Egypt
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
president of Egypt
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Hosni Mubarak
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Mohamed Morsi
president of Egypt
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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
president of Egypt
Muḥammad ʿAlī
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Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat
president of Egypt
Zahi Hawass and Barack Obama
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