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Ring of Ptolemy III
General Information

Gold finger-ring: the bezel is incised with rather poorly formed hieroglyphs naming a Ptolemaic king, probably Ptolemy III. The bezel is mounted on a stirrup-shaped hoop.

Number 36468
Storing Place The British Museum - London - United Kingdom
Material Gold
Type Ring
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Historical Period Ptolemaic Period
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

sA ra ptwAlmys anx Dt mry ptH


Translation

Son of Ra, Ptolemy, living forever, beloved of Ptah.

Scientific Publishing

C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, (London, 1990), 165, no148h.

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