Stela depicting Ramses II making offerings to ancient Egyptian deity discovered at neglected site
The upright red granite slab was unearthed at the San Al-Hagar archaeological site in the Sharqiya governorate.
By Lara Rebello
January 14, 2018 10:35 GMT
An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a stela of one of the ancient world's most famous pharaohs — Ramses II. The Ministry of Antiquities announced last week that the artefact was found at the San Al-Hagar archaeological site in Sharqiya governorate.
According to the description provided, the upright stone slab was made of red granite and depicted the king making offerings to an unidentified ancient deity. The stone also features various hieroglyphs that will be studied further.
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