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A Brief Visit With Mr. Tumbus In Tumbus, Sudan
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A Brief Visit With Mr. Tumbus In Tumbus, Sudan

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Justin • 1 Comment

Not much is known about Mr. Tumbus (the statue below)… He is located just outside the village of Tumbus and this was an area of Nubian civilizations. Tumbus itself housed an important granite quarry in the Pharaonic era.  Not much is known beyond that. Supposedly, an effort was made to relocate Mr. Tumbus to the … Continue reading →

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