Shunet El Zebib

South-eastern wall of the Shunet El Zebib.

Shunet El Zebib (Arabic:شونة الزبيب lit. "raisin barn" or "storage of the raisins"[1]), alternatively named Shuneh and Middle Fort, is a large mudbrick structure located at Abydos in Upper Egypt. The edifice dates to the Second Dynasty (c. 2700 BC.), and was built by the ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) Khasekhemwy.

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