Tombos sits at the Third Cataract of the Nile, where rapids and granite outcrops created a natural boundary between Egyptian colonial territory and independent Nubia. New Kingdom pharaohs carved victory inscriptions into the living rock. Elite pyramid tombs in the cemetery reveal a hybrid Egyptian-Nubian identity — Egyptian burial customs combined with Nubian skeletal features, providing direct bioarchaeological evidence of cultural entanglement between Africa's two great Nile civilizations. At 3.62° bearing to Giza across 1,144 km, Tombos marks a key waypoint on the ley line running from the Great Pyramid deep into the African interior.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (76 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuban | 16.7° | 13.1° | 343.3° | 20.3° | |
| Dubhe | 20.7° | 17.0° | 339.3° | 24.3° | |
| Schedar | 27.6° | 24.0° | 332.4° | 31.2° | |
| Mizar | 29.6° | 26.0° | 330.4° | 33.2° | |
| Eltanin | 33.8° | 30.2° | 326.2° | 37.4° | |
| Mirfak | 35.7° | 32.1° | 324.3° | 39.3° | |
| Alkaid | 36.4° | 32.7° | 323.6° | 40.0° | |
| Capella | 40.2° | 36.6° | 319.8° | 43.8° | |
| Deneb | 41.0° | 37.4° | 319.0° | 44.6° | |
| Algol | 45.9° | 42.3° | 314.1° | 49.5° | |
| Vega | 48.3° | 44.7° | 311.7° | 51.9° | |
| Castor | 55.9° | 52.3° | 304.1° | 59.5° | |
| Alpheratz | 58.9° | 55.3° | 301.1° | 62.5° | |
| Scheat | 60.0° | 56.4° | 300.0° | 63.6° | |
| Pollux | 60.0° | 56.4° | 299.9° | 63.7° | |
| Bharani (41 Arietis) | 60.9° | 57.3° | 299.1° | 64.5° | |
| Alphecca | 61.5° | 57.9° | 298.5° | 65.1° | |
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 64.3° | 60.7° | 295.7° | 67.9° | |
| Hamal | 65.0° | 61.4° | 295.0° | 68.6° | |
| Kornephoros | 67.1° | 63.5° | 292.9° | 70.7° | |
| Pushya (Gamma Cancri) | 67.1° | 63.5° | 292.9° | 70.7° | |
| Arcturus | 69.6° | 66.0° | 290.4° | 73.2° | |
| Aldebaran | 72.4° | 68.8° | 287.6° | 76.0° | |
| Alhena | 72.5° | 68.9° | 287.4° | 76.2° | |
| Markab | 73.8° | 70.2° | 286.2° | 77.4° | |
| Denebola | 74.5° | 70.9° | 285.5° | 78.1° | |
| Rasalgethi | 74.7° | 71.1° | 285.3° | 78.3° | |
| Rasalhague | 76.6° | 73.0° | 283.4° | 80.3° | |
| Regulus | 77.3° | 73.7° | 282.7° | 80.9° | |
| Vindemiatrix | 78.3° | 74.7° | 281.6° | 82.0° | |
| Enif | 79.5° | 75.9° | 280.5° | 83.1° | |
| Altair | 80.6° | 77.0° | 279.4° | 84.2° | |
| Betelgeuse | 82.1° | 78.5° | 277.9° | 85.7° | |
| Unukalhai | 83.2° | 79.5° | 276.8° | 86.8° | |
| Bellatrix | 83.3° | 79.6° | 276.8° | 86.9° | |
| Procyon | 84.5° | 80.8° | 275.6° | 88.1° | |
| Mintaka | 90.3° | 86.7° | 269.7° | 93.9° | |
| Sadalmelik | 90.3° | 86.7° | 269.7° | 94.0° | |
| Orion Belt (Alnilam) | 91.3° | 87.7° | 268.7° | 94.9° | |
| Alnitak | 92.1° | 88.4° | 267.9° | 95.7° | |
| Sadalsuud | 95.9° | 92.3° | 264.1° | 99.5° | |
| Rigel | 98.7° | 95.1° | 261.3° | 102.3° | |
| Alphard | 99.2° | 95.6° | 260.8° | 102.8° | |
| Zubeneschamali | 100.0° | 96.3° | 260.0° | 103.6° | |
| Saiph | 100.3° | 96.7° | 259.7° | 103.9° | |
| Spica | 101.9° | 98.3° | 258.1° | 105.5° | |
| Sabik | 106.7° | 103.1° | 253.3° | 110.3° | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 107.1° | 103.5° | 252.9° | 110.7° | |
| Sirius | 107.8° | 104.2° | 252.2° | 111.4° | |
| Murzim | 109.1° | 105.5° | 250.9° | 112.7° | |
| Diphda | 109.2° | 105.5° | 250.8° | 112.8° | |
| Nunki | 118.1° | 114.5° | 241.9° | 121.7° | |
| Wezen | 118.2° | 114.6° | 241.8° | 121.8° | |
| Antares | 118.2° | 114.6° | 241.8° | 121.8° | |
| Adhara | 121.0° | 117.3° | 239.0° | 124.6° | |
| Fomalhaut | 121.7° | 118.0° | 238.3° | 125.3° | |
| Phact | 126.5° | 122.9° | 233.5° | 130.1° | |
| Kaus Australis | 126.9° | 123.2° | 233.1° | 130.5° | |
| Menkent | 129.0° | 125.4° | 231.0° | 132.7° | |
| Shaula | 129.8° | 126.2° | 230.2° | 133.5° | |
| Naos | 133.1° | 129.4° | 226.9° | 136.7° | |
| Ankaa | 135.7° | 132.0° | 224.3° | 139.3° | |
| Suhail | 136.9° | 133.3° | 223.1° | 140.5° | |
| Regor | 141.4° | 137.8° | 218.6° | 145.0° | |
| Canopus | 147.7° | 144.1° | 212.3° | 151.3° | |
| Alsephina | 150.1° | 146.5° | 209.9° | 153.7° | |
| Peacock | 152.7° | 149.0° | 207.3° | 156.3° | |
| Gacrux | 153.1° | 149.5° | 206.9° | 156.7° | |
| Achernar | 153.3° | 149.7° | 206.7° | 156.9° | |
| Avior | 156.3° | 152.6° | 203.7° | 159.9° | |
| Mimosa (Becrux) | 156.5° | 152.9° | 203.5° | 160.1° | |
| Hadar | 157.4° | 153.8° | 202.6° | 161.0° | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 158.1° | 154.4° | 201.9° | 161.7° | |
| Acrux | 161.3° | 157.7° | 198.7° | 164.9° | |
| Atria | 172.7° | 169.1° | 187.3° | 176.3° | |
| Miaplacidus | 175.1° | 171.5° | 184.9° | 178.8° |
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