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“Only because of you” He turned to Dirk and Su my life And those of my workers”

Dirk shook his head “We didn’t save the antiquities agent’s life, I’m afraid”

“A tragedy these thieves are still at work It’s the second tiot nicked for a child’s sarcophagus near Thebes a few years ago”

“I reot hurt there”

“Occupational hazard in these parts, I suppose”

“When do they cut you loose?” Summer asked

“Another day or two I’et back to A It’s quite a uess we have the thieves to thank for that”

“You would have found it eventually,” Riki said “You knew the offering table was a likely indicator of so more”

“I did at that I just wish I could rememberinside”

“I can help you there” Zeibig pulled out his phone and showed Stanley his photos of the toes I’ll be sure and send these to you”

Stanley admired the photos of the coffin, then focused on the e Silyphic panels and larger illustrations, segmented into three sections

The left side featured several people kneeling, their arms raised in apparent worship to the sun Behind theus The center panel showed atall hats The rays froht panel displayed a narrow band of blue with sures on either side The illustrations were split by two vertical blocks of hieroglyphics

Stanley ses nevertheless Note the bright colors Nearly as impressive as the murals in the tomb of Nefertari”

“Can you tell us what it represents?” Summer asked

“I can with a few of the elee to Aten, similar to inscriptions uncovered elsewhere in Ahter “As you may knohen the Pharaoh Akhenaten came to power, he built the city of Amarna from scratch Part of his incentive came from his decision to abolish the polytheistic worship system that all previous dynasties had supported He later becaods and establishing a ion based on worship of the Aten, or sun disk”