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Harkhuf the Explorer, while traveling through Nubia, received an urgent message from the Pharaoh himself. “Come to the Palace at once!” the king’s letter read. “Drop everything!” This was unusual. Harkhuf’s work was incredibly important; no pharaoh would stop it unless it was for something truly important. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"50620","attributes":{"alt":"Harkhuf in a relief from his tomb at Qubbet el-Hawa. (Karen Green/CC BY SA 2.0)","class":"media-image","height":"700","style":"width: 525px; height: 700px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"525"}}]] Harkhuf in a relief from his tomb at Qubbet el-Hawa. (Karen Green/ CC BY SA 2.0) He was one of history’s earliest explorers. More than 4,000 years ago, in the 23rd century BC, he made his living wandering out into uncharted land. He made first contact with some of the tribes and kingdoms of Africa
