Mahmoud Maher Taha
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Mahmoud Maher TahaMahmoud Maher Taha (Arabic
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: محمود ماهر طه (born 21 December 1942, in Cairo
Cairo
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, Egypt
Egypt
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) is an Egyptian Egyptologist.

Taha obtained his B.A. in Egyptology from Cairo University
Cairo University
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 (Department of Archeology) in 1963 and completed his Doctorate in the same field at the University of Lyon
University of Lyon
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, France
France
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 in 1982.

He worked as General Director of Information Center of Egyptology and since 1992 has worked as General Director of the Center of Documentation and Studies on Ancient Egypt.

Mahmoud Maher Taha is an honourary member of the Association of the Safeguarding of the Ramesseum
Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II . It is located in the Theban necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor...

 Temple (Memnonia
Memnonia
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) and has worked for over forty years in Nubia and Thebes
Thebes, Egypt
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(Archaeological Documentations).

Selected works

  • Le grand temple d'Abou Simbel 2001 ISBN 9773052818
  • La reine Nefertari: la plus belle ISBN 9773052745
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