# A Ghost Story of Ancient Egypt — WHE Article Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/a-ghost-story-of-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/16407>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [October 28, 2016, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/a-ghost-story-of-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/16407 "2016-10-28T09:01:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/a-ghost-story-of-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/16407/1 "2016-10-28T09:01:54Z")

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The best-known ghost story from ancient Egypt is known, simply, as _A Ghost Story_ but sometimes referenced as _Khonsemhab and the Ghost_. The story dates from the late New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1570 - c.1069 BCE) and specifically the Ramesside Period (1186-1077 BCE).

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/964/a-ghost-story-of-ancient-egypt/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/964/a-ghost-story-of-ancient-egypt/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/a-ghost-story-of-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/16407/2 "2026-07-30T19:21:09Z")

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