Hierakonpolis elephant Tomb 24
North African elephant (Loxodonta pharaoensis) at
Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie in Egypt

Biography

☨ ♂ Hierakonpolis elephant Tomb 24
Museum locations
Present / last location:	Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie, in Egypt

Date of arrival

2009-00-00	Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie, Edfo, Egypt

Identification


Description
Species:	North African elephant (Loxodonta pharaoensis)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Status:	fossil
Characteristics:	upper jaw (maxilla), with the tusk attached
Origin
Born:	* ca 4 850 years ago unknown
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†ca 4 850 years ago
Death location:	Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie
Death reason:	unknown:
Burial:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie, in Egypt

Date of arrival

	Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie from Africa unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-07-12

Latest document update	2021-09-10 09:37:59
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† Hierakonpolis elephant Tomb 24 is a dead fossil Male ♂ North African elephant (Loxodonta pharaoensis), , who died at Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie, in Egypt, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie, in Edfo, Egypt, since 2009-00-00.

Origin

Hierakonpolis elephant Tomb 24 was born unknown at Africa unspecified location.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Hierakonpolis elephant Tomb 24, North African elephant (Loxodonta pharaoensis) located at Hierakonpolis Nekhen royal menagerie in Egypt. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 1 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=8135. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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