THREE LATE PERIOD STELAE IN THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM

Ewais, Marwa; Rabia, Hanan

doi:10.21608/jguaa2.2021.88511.1071

THREE LATE PERIOD STELAE IN THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Assistant Professor at Egyptology Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Egypt

10.21608/jguaa2.2021.88511.1071

Abstract

ثلاث لوحات من العصر المتأخر محفوظة بالمتحف المصرى الكبير [Ar]
تعرض هذه الورقة البحثية ثلاث لوحات مستديرة القمة من أبيدوس. تخص اللوحة الأول سيدة المنزل TAy-kAوهى مخزنة فى المتحف المصرى الكبير وتحمل الرقم (GEM 12918). والثانية عبارة عن لوحة غير مكتملة، تحمل رقم (GEM 12919)؛ والثالثة هى لوحة Ab xnsw ir (t) b (int) التى تحمل الرقم GEM 12857)). الغرض الأساسى من هذه الورقة هو دراسة ونشر اللوحات حيث تحتوى النقوش على بعض المميزات المثيرة للاهتمام فى هجاء العلامات والصيغ والأخطاء الكتابية. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، فإنه يبحث فى تأريخ اللوحات على أساس السمات الأسلوبية والتهجئة حيث يمكن تأريخ اللوحات من خلال هذة الدراسة إلى أواخر الأسرة الخامسة والعشرين - أوائل الأسرة السادسة والعشرين.

[En] This paper presents three rounded-topped stelae from Abydos in the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The first one belongs to a lady of the house TAy-kA (GEM 12918). The second is an unfinished stela (GEM 12919). The third stela is of Ab xnsw ir (t) b (int) (GEM 12857). The primary purpose of this paper is to study and publish the stelae, providing dates and textual analysis.

Highlights

Introduction
Stela ofTAy-kA[GEM 12918]
Pre-Fabricated Stela [GEM 12919]
StelaofAb xnsw ir (t) b (int)? [GEM 12857]
Dating of the Stela
Style and Workshop
Paleographical Remarks
Error and Mistakes
Acknowledgement

Keywords

Main Subjects

Egyptology

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