A unique Stela from the Fayoum in the Egyptian Museum
- Autores: Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Rahman Ali
- Localización: Aula Orientalis: Revista de estudios del Próximo Oriente Antiguo, ISSN 0212-5730, Vol. 30, Nº. 2, 2012, págs. 211-219
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This article deals with a unique round-topped stela of black granite that was found in the Fayoum area. It is actually exhibited in room 34 in the Egyptian Museum (J.E. no:22262). It dates back to the Roman period. The figures and inscriptions are in sunken relief. The stela is fairly well preserved, except for the upper part of the figure on the left side, and the lower left corner which are broken. This stela has two characteristics, first: on its top a unique representation of the head of the deceased having Greco-Roman features. Second: there is a difference in the distribution of the scenes on the surface of the stela where the hieroglyphic text is between two scenes. It seems that completed we would have expected to find the name and titles of every figure represented on the stela. As for the text, some of the writings are not deeply carved, so too hard to read and some signs are without determinatives and confused with others signs
