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Plaque with the name of king Apries
General Information

This little semi-circular plaque bears the cartouche of Apries (26th Dynasty). The incised part is painted black. The plaque may have been part of a stone rocker and comes from a foundation deposit.

Number 1027
Storing Place Kunsthistorisches Museum - Vienna - Austria
Material Alabaster
Type Plaque
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Height 2.8 cm
Thickness 1.08 cm
Historical Period The Twenty-Sixth Dynasty – The Late Period
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

nTr nfr Haa-ib-ra anx Dt


Translation

The Good God Apries, eternal life.

Scientific Publishing

N. Strudwick, Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt, (London, 2006), 184-5.

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