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Inscribed Stone from Hatshepsut's Valley Temple New KingdomAsasif, Birabi

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Quartzite, ink. H. 14 × W. 10 cm (5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in.). From: Foot of Hatshepsut's causeway, Ptolemaic radim, Asasif, Birabi, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1932.

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Connections

Found at Asasif
Royals Hatshepsut
Materials Quartzite

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275938 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 32.3.280 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 561141 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83914480 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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