December
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An Egyptian-French archaeological mission carrying out excavations at the Ramesseum temple on the west bank of Luxor have discovered a tomb dating back more than 3,000 years inscribed with, “the divine wife of God Amun”, an ancient Egyptian title given only to royal wives. The discovery has great historical importance as it sheds more light on the ancient figure, Karomama, whose name was found on statuettes within the tomb. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"6964","attributes":{"alt":"View of Luxor from within the Ramesseum","class":"media-image","height":"406","style":"width: 610px; height: 406px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] View of Luxor from within the Ramesseum. Source: BigStockPhoto The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great"). It is located in the Theban necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of
