The Sabu Disk: Saqqara's mysterious object that has baffled Egyptologists since 1936
Discovered in 1936 in a First Dynasty mastaba at Saqqara, the trilobate grey schist Sabu Disk remains one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic…
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Discovered in 1936 in a First Dynasty mastaba at Saqqara, the trilobate grey schist Sabu Disk remains one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic…
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