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| − | The city of the dead is described in ''Eater of the Souls'' in the following passage:
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| − | "Six rectangles with sloping sides rose high above, each successive stage smaller than the previous one... There were also storage buildings to house the king's possessions and food and drink to provide sustenance and comfort to the pharaoh's spirit ... All around them rose countless chapels, some still with their stone facades, others stripped down to their brick cores, and still others that appeared little more than mounds of dried mud. The city of the dead had been here as long as Memphis, its origins stretching so far back in time that no one knew its true age. It was said that the first king of Egypt had founded the city." (178-179)
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| − | The city of the dead, or necropolis, in Egypt contained pyramids and buildings to house the pharaoh's soul after death. The necropolis was prevalent around the Mediterranean, and it was usually built outside of the city and housed a number of cemeteries. The Egyptian necropolises were often built across the Nile from the city that buried people in it. They were often used for several centuries.
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| − | http://travelcie.com/media/Giza-Necropolis-2013.jpg
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| − | By Sebastian Varma
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| − | Necropolis, <nowiki>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/407756/necropolis</nowiki>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/407756/necropolis]
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| − | Giza Necropolis, <nowiki>http://travelcie.com/view/egypt/giza-necropolis</nowiki>[[http://travelcie.com/view/egypt/giza-necropolis]][[http://travelcie.com/media/Giza-Necropolis-2013.jpg]]
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