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To: SunkenCiv

Tell el Dab'a is the modern name of the capital city for the Hyksos in the Nile delta region of Egypt, called Avaris. Avaris was occupied by the Asiatics from the end of the 12th through the 13th dynasty (early second millennium BC). the site is known primarily for its Minoan frescoes.

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New discoveries in the land of Goshen June 1, 2009 "...excavators recently uncovered a cuneiform letter written in southern Mesopotamian style. It is thought to date to the time of the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Hammurabi. The news release indicates a date of about 1600-1550 B.C. This illustrates a significant contact between Egypt and Mesopotamia..."


5 posted on 11/10/2009 9:16:53 PM PST by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum)
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To: Fred Nerks
Tell el Dab'a is the modern name of the capital city for the Hyksos in the Nile delta region of Egypt, called Avaris.
Of course, there's not any actual evidence for that, but Bietak believed it ASAP. :')
6 posted on 11/11/2009 7:17:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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