Ancient Egyptian inscribed red quartzite fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Red quartzite fragment with hieroglyphs in sunk relief. Part of a column of text, containing the bottom of a cartouche. Recut, faintly visible under the text is p3 sri.

The translation is Wa-en-Ra, given life..king

Ancient Egyptian inscribed red quartzite fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1923.19.2.24
  • Material: red quartzite
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: C.L. Woolley T.E. Peet
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: inscribed red quartzite fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 82mm , Width: 76mm , Depth: 26mm
  • Published references: Peet T E and Woolley C L The City of Akhenaten 1 1923 p 152 p 153 p 143 pl LIX 45
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483