Jordan · Folktales and oral traditions
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Jordan
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The Petra records on the Jordan page show two pieces of lore attached to one rock-cut façade. The 1822 travel book calls it Pharaoh’s Castle. In the 2019 exhibition catalogue, the name Pharaoh’s Treasury comes from the stone urn at the top.
Tales in the Atlas
The Treasure Urn of Petra
1822 · Johann Ludwig Burckhardt · Travels in Syria and the Holy Land · Kaszr Faraoun
2019 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The World between Empires · Petra
Tales found across countries
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