A????ch????????????l????????ists h????v???? ????isc????v???????????????? tw???? t????m????s ????t th???? P????????????mi????s ???????? Giz???? ????????tin???? ????s ???????????? ????????ck ????s th???? ????i????th ????????n????st???? ????????????i???????? – ????????tw????????n 2563 – 2423 BC. Th???? t????m????s ????????l????n???????????? t???? tw???? hi????h ????????nkin???? m????n wh???? w???????????? ????????????t ???????? Kin???? Kh????????????????’s ????????i????sts, it w????s ????????v????????l???????? in ???? ????????????ss c????n????????????????nc???? ????????????????t th???? ????nci????nt ????in???? ????n S????t????????????????????. E????????????t’s ????nti????????iti????s minist???????? s????i???? ????n???? ???????? th???? m????n in ????n???? ???????? th???? t????m????’s w????s n????m???????? B????hn????i-K????, wh???? h???????? s????v????n titl????s incl????????in???? th???? P????i????st ????n???? th???? J???????????????? t???? th???? Ph????????????????h.
Th???? ????th???????? t????m???? ????????l????n???????????? t???? ????n????th???????? m????n n????m???????? Nwi, wh???? s????????v???????? ????s Chi???????? ???????? th???? G????????????t St????t???? ????n???? ‘????????????i????i????????’ ???????? th???? Kh????????????????. Kh????????????????, ????ls???? kn????wn ????s Kh????????????????n ???????? Ch????????h????????n t???? th???? Anci????nt G????????????ks, ????????ilt th???? s????c????n???? ???????? th???? th???????????? ????????m????????s P????????????mi????s ???????? Giz???? ????s w????ll ????s th???? S????hinx.
‘M????n???? ????????ti????????cts w???????????? ????isc????v???????????????? in th???? t????m????,’ th???? minist???????? s????i????, incl????????in???? lim????st????n???? st????t????????s ???????? ????n???? ???????? th???? t????m????’s ????wn????????s, his wi???????? ????n???? s????n, st????t????????s ???????? j????ck????ls, ????s w????ll ????s hi????????????????l????????hs.
R????n????wn???????? E????????????t????l????????ist Z????hi H????w????ss, wh???? ????tt????n???????????? ???? ????????????ss c????n????????????????nc????, t????l???? E????????????t T????????????????: ‘Th???? wh????l???? w????????l???? is w????tchin???? this ????????????????t ????isc????v???????????? th????t ????????t????s ????????ck t???? th???? ????i????th ????????n????st????.’ E????????????ti????n ????????ch????????????l????????ists h????v???? ????isc????v???????????????? tw???? t????m????s ????t th???? P????????????mi????s ???????? Giz???? ????????tin???? ????s ???????????? ????????ck ????s th???? ????i????th ????????n????st???? ????????????i???????? – ????????tw????????n 2563 – 2423 BC
Th???? t????m????s ????????l????n???????????? t???? tw???? hi????h ????????nkin???? m????n wh???? w???????????? ????????????t ???????? Kin???? Kh????????????????’s ????????i????sts, it w????s ????????v????????l???????? in ???? ????????????ss c????n????????????????nc???? ????????????????t th???? ????nci????nt ????in???? ????n S????t????????????????????
An ????xc????v????ti????n w????????k???????? c????????????????????ll???? ????s????s ???? t????????l insi???????? ???? ????????????i????l sh????????t ????t th???? Giz???? ????????????????mi???? ????l????t???????????? ????????ll????win???? th???? ????????c????nt ????isc????v???????????? ???????? th???? t????m????s
E????????????t’s ????nti????????iti????s minist???????? s????i???? ????n???? ???????? th???? m????n in ????n???? ???????? th???? t????m????’s w????s n????m???????? B????hn????i-K????, wh???? h???????? s????v????n titl????s incl????????in???? th???? P????i????st ????n???? th???? J???????????????? t???? th???? Ph????????????????h
This ????xc????v????ti????n w????????k???????? c????????????????????ll???? ????????????sh????s ????????st ????????????m th???? ????????c???? ???????? th???? s????????c????????h????????????s
Th???? ????th???????? t????m???? ????????l????n???????????? t???? ????n????th???????? m????n n????m???????? Nwi, wh???? s????????v???????? ????s Chi???????? ???????? th???? G????????????t St????t???? ????n???? ‘????????????i????i????????’ ???????? th???? Kh????????????????
An????th???????? m????m???????????? ???????? th???? ????xc????v????ti????n t????????m c????????????????????ll???? ????????????sh????s ????w???????? s????n???? ????n???? ????????????????is ????????????m th???? s????????c????????h????????????s
‘M????n???? ????????ti????????cts w???????????? ????isc????v???????????????? in th???? t????m????,’ th???? minist???????? s????i????, incl????????in???? lim????st????n???? st????t????????s ???????? ????n???? ???????? th???? t????m????’s ????wn????????s, his wi???????? ????n???? s????n, ????s w????ll ????s st????t????????s ???????? wh????t ???????????????????????? t???? ???????? j????ck????ls
R????n????wn???????? E????????????t????l????????ist Z????hi H????w????ss, wh???? ????tt????n???????????? ???? ????????????ss c????n????????????????nc????, t????l???? E????????????t T???????????????? : ‘Th???? wh????l???? w????????l???? is w????tchin???? this ????????????????t ????isc????v???????????? th????t ????????t????s ????????ck t???? th???? ????i????th ????????n????st????’
Kh???????????????? w????s ????n E????????????ti????n kin????, ????????????m th???? F????????????th D????n????st???? ???????? th???? Ol???? Kin????????????m in ????nci????nt E????????????t. H???? ????sc????n???????????? th???? th????????n???? ????????t???????? th???? ????????????th ???????? his ????l???????????? ????????????th???????? Dj????????????????????????, ????????????????n???? 2570 BC. H???? ????????l???????? E????????????t ???????????? 26 ????????????????s ????n???? w????s s????cc???????????????????? ???????? his s????n, M????nk????????????????.
Kh???????????????? w????s ????????i????????l???? s????cc???????????????????? ???????? ???? kin???? n????m???????? Bikh????????is, ????cc????????????in???? t???? th???? ????????c???????????? ???????? th???? ????nci????nt hist????????i????n M????n????th????, ????????t n????thin???? ????ls???? is kn????wn ????????????????t him. Th???????????? is n???? E????????????ti????n insc????i????ti????n ???????? W????stsc???????? ????????????????????????s ????????c????m????nts ????isc????v???????????????? ????????????m ????n ????nci????nt sit???? t???? t????ll ????s m???????????? ????????????????t Kh????????????????. S????v????????????l ????????ti????????cts ????isc????v???????????????? ????????c????ntl???? cl????????????l???? in????ic????t???? th????t M????nk???????????????? w????s th???? ????i????????ct s????cc????ss???????? ???????? his ????????th????????.
Kh???????????????? w????s ????ls???? c????ll???????? Kh????????????????, Kh????????????????n, ????n???? Ch????????h????????n, ????sin???? th???? l????c????l E????????????ti????n l????n????????????????????. Th???????????? is ????ls???? m????ch ????is????????t???? ????????????????????????in???? th???? ????????lin???? ????????????i???????? ???????? this Ph????????????????h, ????s th???????????? is n????thin???? cl????????????l???? w????itt????n ????n????wh???????????? ????n this ????cc????????nt.
Alth????????????h th???? ????nci????nt hist????????i????n M????n????th???? w????????t???? in his ????????c????????????s th????t Kh????????????????’s ????????i????n c????ntin???????????? ???????????? 66 ????????????????s, m????????????????n hist????????i????ns ???????? n????t ????cc????????t th????t ????????ct ????n???? ????????li????v???? th????t h???? ????????l???????? ???????????? ???? littl???? m???????????? th????n 26 ????????????????s.
Kh???????????????? w????s kn????wn t???? ???????? ???? c????????????l ????n???? h????????sh ????????l????????. H???? cl????s???????? ????????wn m????n???? ???????? th???? t????m????l????s ???????? E????????????t, ????????ll????win???? th???? t????????n???? st????????t???????? ???????? his ????????th???????? Kh????????????. Th???? P????????????mi???? ????????ilt ???????? Kh???????????????? is c????nsi???????????????????? t???? ???????? th???? s????c????n???? l????????????????st ???????? its kin????, ????????ilt in th???? Giz???? n????c????????????????lis. It w????s n????m???????? ????s ‘W????????(????n)-Kh????????????????’, in th???? E????????????ti????n l????n????????????????????, which m????????nt ‘Kh???????????????? is G????????????t’.
This h???????????? st????????ct????????????, m???????????? ???????? T???????????? lim????st????n???? ????l????cks ????ls???? c????nsists ???????? ???? v????ll???????? t????m????l????, ???? m????????t???????????????? t????m????l????, ????n???? th???? S????hinx t????m????l????, t???? s????????????????????t th???? c????l????ss????l G????????????t S????hinx ???????? Giz????, ????????????????t ????????????m th???? m????in ????????????????mi????. S????v????????????l st????t????????s ???????? Kh???????????????? ???????????? ????isc????v???????????????? ????????????m th???? V????ll???????? t????m????l????, wh???????????? ????????????????m????nts ???????? insc????i????ti????ns ???????????? ????????????n????, with th???? H????????????s n????m???? ???????? Kh???????????????? ????n th????m. Th???? ????????s???? ???????? th???? ????????????????mi???? w????s m???????????? ???????? ????ink ????????????nit???? sl????????s, which w???????????? ????????????????n???????????? ????n???? ????????t???????? ????n????th????????, ???? ????ni???????????? ????????chit????ct????????????l ????????????t???????????? th????t st????????t???????? ????????????m th???? ????????si????n ???????? this ????????????????mi????.
