Two Unpublished Blocks from The Greco-Roman Period

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Archaeology. South Vally University. Qena. Egypt

Abstract

This article is focused on two unpublished sandstone blocks preserved in the Abu-Elgood Museum store, Luxor; The first block (No. 225) is a sandstone block semi-squared and unpublished, dating back to the reign of the emperor Augustus, it was not unearthed during any formal excavations or archaeological surveys. but it was found in an archaeological seizure at the Luxor Antiquities and Tourism police department. currently housed in the storeroom of Abu-Elgood Museum, Luxor, identified by inventory No. 225, Register No. 1, Its provenance and date are undocumented.

The sandstone block had a sunken relief depicting the emperor Augustus offering the White Crown and the Red Crown before the god Horus and the goddess Nephthys moreover some hieroglyphic writings.

The second block (No. 230) is a fragment of a broken sandstone block; It was also found in an archaeological seizure at the Luxor Antiquities and Tourism police department. currently preserved in the Abu-Elgood Museum store, Luxor, identified by inventory No. 230, Register No. 1, Its provenance and date undocumented; The sandstone block had a sunken relief contains hieroglyphic signs and remains of three crowns.

In this study, the hieroglyphic texts are meant to be published, copied, translated, commented, interpreted, and analysis the inscriptions.

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Bulletin of The Center for Papyrological Studies. (BCPS)

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 20 December 2023

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