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Sakkara (säkä`rä), necropolis (burial place) of ancient Memphis Memphis (mĕm`fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. , Egypt, 3 mi (5 km) from the Nile and on the border of the Libyan desert. Zoser had his famous step-pyramid, a precursor of the familiar straight-sided pyramid, built there in the III dynasty, and on the grounds are many pyramids that date from the V and VI dynasties. The Serapeum, burial place of the Apis bulls, dates from the later period. The oldest dated papyrus (VI dynasty) was discovered there in 1893. |
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As the founder and administrator of the Sakkara Youth Institute, which started as a summer program almost ten years ago and is now a year-round private school, she instills in children a sense of community and pride in their African-American roots. |
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