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Description: Drawing of an ancient Egyptian stela dated to regnal Year 4 of pharaoh Neferhotep I, usurped from a previous king (Wegaf or Seth Meribre). The text forbids the construction of tombs on the sacred processional way of Wepwawet at Abydos. From Abydos, 13th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, now in Cairo (JE 35256). [ref: Leahy, Anthony (1989). "A Protective Measure at Abydos in the Thirteenth Dynasty". Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 75: 41–60.]
Title: Stele JE 35256 Randall-MacIver
Credit: El Amrah and Abydos, 1899-1901
Author: David Randall-MacIver (1873 - 1945), Arthur Cruttenden Mace (1874 - 1928)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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