A Rock Inscription of Ramesses IV at Gebelein: A Previously Unknown New Kingdom Expedition

• Authors: Dawid F. Wieczorek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article presents a rock inscription of the Twentieth Dynasty king, Ramesses IV, found at the southern end of the Middle Hill of the Western Rock of Gebelein. It yields new evidence related to an unknown expedition sent via Gebelein to the south, and very likely, concerned with the acquisition of stone material for mortuary cult or/and king’s burial place.

Keywords

EN

Gebelein; New Kingdom Egypt; inscription; Ramesses IV; expedition

• Publisher: Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Études et Travaux (Institut des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l’Académie Polonaise des Sciences)
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 28
• Pages: 217–229

Contributors

author

Dawid F. Wieczorek

• Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN

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