Two blocks from the excavations of Cairo University in Heliopolis kept at the museum of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University

<strong>This article publishes two blocks from Heliopolis, discovered during the Faculty of Archaeology's excavations at the ancient Egyptian city of Ounû to the northeast of Cairo, The area is currently known as Tell el-Hisn or Arab el-Hisn. The two blocks are stored at the Museum of the...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fb9ef349c63642bfac0b6ef796fbe7a62021-12-02T12:14:39ZTwo blocks from the excavations of Cairo University in Heliopolis kept at the museum of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University2356-87042536-995410.36816/shedet.006.03https://doaj.org/article/fb9ef349c63642bfac0b6ef796fbe7a62019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_88278_902da35004182236e23f479b129f7d38.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2356-8704https://doaj.org/toc/2536-9954<strong>This article publishes two blocks from Heliopolis, discovered during the Faculty of Archaeology's excavations at the ancient Egyptian city of Ounû to the northeast of Cairo, The area is currently known as Tell el-Hisn or Arab el-Hisn. The two blocks are stored at the Museum of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University.<br />1. The Block of Ramesses II: A rectangular block with a finely engraved scene depicts a figure of the Nile-god Hapy in a kneeling posture, lifting on his hands a flat offering-table presenting to the cartouche of Ramesses II. On his head, there is a symbol of an unknown district. The offering table is laden with a heap of offerings consisting of bread, birds of the marshes, and papyrus plants. The block has three registers of hieroglyphic texts.<br />2. The Block of Ramesses V: A rectangular block depicts a scene of a destroyed figure of the king Ramesses V crowned with the blue diadem and uraeus, kneeling and doing fumigation and libation before a seated baboon, the sacred-figure of the god Thot. The latter, is represented in the form of a seated baboon wearing the necklace of Ma'at with a headdress, consisting of the lunar disk on top of a crescent moon. The scene is accompanied with three cartouches and a short hieroglyphic texts.</strong>Hayam H. RAWASHFayoum Universityarticleheliopolistell el-hisnramesses iiramesses vhapythe god thothofferingsfumigationlibationAuxiliary sciences of historyCArchaeologyCC1-960ENShedet, Vol 6, Iss 6, Pp 36-57 (2019)
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topic heliopolis
tell el-hisn
ramesses ii
ramesses v
hapy
the god thoth
offerings
fumigation
libation
Auxiliary sciences of history
C
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle heliopolis
tell el-hisn
ramesses ii
ramesses v
hapy
the god thoth
offerings
fumigation
libation
Auxiliary sciences of history
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Archaeology
CC1-960
Hayam H. RAWASH
Two blocks from the excavations of Cairo University in Heliopolis kept at the museum of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University
description <strong>This article publishes two blocks from Heliopolis, discovered during the Faculty of Archaeology's excavations at the ancient Egyptian city of Ounû to the northeast of Cairo, The area is currently known as Tell el-Hisn or Arab el-Hisn. The two blocks are stored at the Museum of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University.<br />1. The Block of Ramesses II: A rectangular block with a finely engraved scene depicts a figure of the Nile-god Hapy in a kneeling posture, lifting on his hands a flat offering-table presenting to the cartouche of Ramesses II. On his head, there is a symbol of an unknown district. The offering table is laden with a heap of offerings consisting of bread, birds of the marshes, and papyrus plants. The block has three registers of hieroglyphic texts.<br />2. The Block of Ramesses V: A rectangular block depicts a scene of a destroyed figure of the king Ramesses V crowned with the blue diadem and uraeus, kneeling and doing fumigation and libation before a seated baboon, the sacred-figure of the god Thot. The latter, is represented in the form of a seated baboon wearing the necklace of Ma'at with a headdress, consisting of the lunar disk on top of a crescent moon. The scene is accompanied with three cartouches and a short hieroglyphic texts.</strong>
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title Two blocks from the excavations of Cairo University in Heliopolis kept at the museum of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University
title_short Two blocks from the excavations of Cairo University in Heliopolis kept at the museum of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University
title_full Two blocks from the excavations of Cairo University in Heliopolis kept at the museum of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University
title_fullStr Two blocks from the excavations of Cairo University in Heliopolis kept at the museum of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University
title_full_unstemmed Two blocks from the excavations of Cairo University in Heliopolis kept at the museum of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University
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