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

Red quartzite fragment with hieroglyphs in sunk relief. Part of two columns.

The translation is, left hand column ‘..for the king of Upper and Lower Egypt..life..’.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1923.19.2.27
  • 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: 83mm , Width: 51mm , Depth: 30mm
  • Published references: Peet T E and Woolley C L The City of Akhenaten 1 1923 pl LXI 6 *
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483