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Nut as she is traditionally depicted. Shu (standing, centre) supporting the sky goddess Nut arched above him and with the earth god Geb lying at his feet, detail from the Greenfield Papyrus, 10th century bce; in the British Museum. Geb falling away from intercourse with Nut, detail from the Papyrus of Tameniu; in the British Museum
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Nut as she is traditionally depicted.
Shu (standing, centre) supporting the sky goddess Nut arched above him and with the earth god Geb lying at his feet, detail from the Greenfield Papyrus, 10th century bce; in the British Museum.
Geb falling away from intercourse with Nut, detail from the Papyrus of Tameniu; in the British Museum
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Al-Jizah. Giza Necropolis, Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. Side view of Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) rising in the background. The sides of all three of the Giza pyramids are astronomically oriented to be north-south, east-west (see notes)
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