Découvertes Gallimard there are texts by modern Egyptologists such as Claude Traunecker, Vercoutter himself on the rescue of Abu Simbel temples and Jean-Claude Golvin (about the restoration works at Karnak), among others. The other documents recount the transport of Egyptian obelisks to Europe, the inauguration of the Suez Canal, the mummy of Ramesses II under attack by fungi, the renewed attempts to discover the secret of the Great Pyramid, the main works of art of the Egyptian collection at Louvre Museum, etc. The final document also includes references to comic books where Egypt is the theme ("Asterix", "Tintin" …). The book closes
Kadesh inscriptions Kadesh inscriptions The Kadesh inscriptions or Qadesh inscriptions are a variety of Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions describing the Battle of Kadesh. The combined evidence in the form of texts and wall reliefs provide the best documented description of a battle in all of ancient history. The Egyptian version of the battle of Kadesh is recorded in two primary accounts, known as the "Bulletin" and the "Poem". These inscriptions exist in multiple locations. Some scholars divide these accounts into three. The "Bulletin" is repeated seven times and the "Poem" eight times, spread across temples in Abydos, Temple of Luxor, Karnak, Abu Simbel