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Image: Stele Piye Mariette

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Description: Drawing of the upper part of the victory stele of pharaoh Piye. The lunette on the top depicts Piye being tributed by various Lower Egypt rulers, and the text describes his successful invasion of Egypt. Further details of the lunette are visible in the extracted image (link below). Original stele in granite, found at Jebel Barkal and datable to the reign of Piye, 25th dynasty, now in the Cairo Museum.
Title: Stele Piye Mariette
Credit: Monuments divers recueillis en Egypte et en Nubie (1872) This file has an extracted image: File:Stele Piye submission Mariette.jpg.
Author: Auguste Mariette (1821-1881)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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