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Word: amun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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During the 19th century, an Anglo-Indian tourist decided to make sketches of some bas-reliefs that were on the wall of Pharaoh Amun-Hotpe's tomb. To save himself hours in the hot, stuffy tomb, he chiseled off the bas-reliefs and took them to his boat. When he had finished his sketches, he simply dropped the priceless stones into the Nile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Theft After Life | 2/2/1976 | See Source »

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