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Fragment of a Stela Depicting Plowing, Harvesting, and Fowling

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Inscriptions (1)

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English description

Middle Register: The hieroglyphs here funtion like captions in comic books - the man to the right complains "I am thirsty," while the woman to the left says, "I am tired". In the upper most register, a man uges the oxen on, saying, "Ha!"

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 64332 tier-2
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