STELA OF MENEKH RECENTLY UNCOVERED AT THE TEMPLE OF KOM OMBO

Faraman, Ahmed Abdelmoniem; Elrekapy, Sayed Mahmoud; Badawi, Mostafa

STELA OF MENEKH RECENTLY UNCOVERED AT THE TEMPLE OF KOM OMBO

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Egyptology, Faculty of Archaeology, Aswan university

² Kom ombo inspectorate area, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

³ Inspector, Kom Ombo Antiquities Area, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt

Abstract

[AR]
لوحة منخ المكتشفة حديثا فى معبد كوم أمبو
الورقة البحثية الحالية هى دراسة تفصيلية للوحة خاصة، اكتشفت أثناء أعمال الحفائر التى اجريت فى معبد كوم أمبو، بالتوازى مع مشروع خفض منسوب المياه الجوفية الذى اقيم حديثاً فى محيط معبد كوم أمبو عام 2018، لمنع تسرب المياه و لوقف خطر الاملاح على أساسات المعبد. قاد الأعمال الاثرية فريق عمل من المجلس الاعلى للأثار. وقد تم اكتشاف العديد من اللقى الأثرية خلال ذلك، وهى لقى مهمة فى تحديد تاريخ الموقع الأثرى. وتم تقسيم اللقى فقاً لموقعها داخل المعبد، ويتناول هذا البحث المجموعة الأولى من اللقى، والتى اكتشفت تحت أرضية بيت الولادة (الماميزى). وتلك المجموعة تتكون من تمثالين لصقر، وتمثال كتلة. والبحث يتناول القطعة الثالثة وهى لوحة خاصة صغيرة الحجم، وصنعت من الحجر الجيرى، تحمل نقوش ومناظر تقودنا إلى الاعتقاد بوجود جبانة أفراد قريبة من المعبد، والنقوش وطريقة كتابتها تشير إلى أنها تعود إلى عصر الدولة الحديثة.

[EN]
This research is a detailed study of a private stela discovered in 2018 during excavations carried out at the temple of Kom Ombo by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquity. The excavations were undertaken in conjunction with the groundwater lowering project within the temple enclosure to prevent the capillary rise of water and salt attack on the temple foundations. Many finds have been uncovered; they are helpful for establishing the chronology of the site. The objects are divided into three groups according to the location where they were uncovered in the temple. This paper deals with a funerary private stela uncovered underneath the paving slabs of the Ptolemaic birth house (Mammisi). It is of small size, made of limestone, bearing both figures and inscriptions, which suggests the existence of a private cemetery nearby the temple. The inscriptions and its paleography suggest that this stela dates to the early New Kingdom.

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Introduction
Description
Commentary
Conclusion

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Main Subjects

Egyptology

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