Rancher finds 2,600-year-old stone section from Egyptian pharaoh.

  • Watson The Great
  • 06-25-2021 17:50:31


A rancher living close to Ismailia in Egypt has uncovered a 2,600-year-old stela raised by pharaoh Apries, who administered from around 589 B.C., to 570 B.C., the Egyptian relics service detailed. 


The rancher tracked down this antiquated chunk of sandstone while setting up his territory for development, around 62 miles (100 kilometers) upper east of Cairo; he then, at that point reached the Tourism and Antiquities Police about the revelation, the service proclamation said. The stela is 91 inches (230 centimeters) in length, 41 inches (103 cm) wide and 18 inches (45 cm) thick. 


At the highest point of the stela is a cutting of a winged sun plate (a circle that was once in a while connected with the sun god Ra) with a cartouche of pharaoh Apries, with 15 lines of hieroglyphic composition underneath that, the assertion said. Apries, otherwise called Wahibre Haaibre, ruled during the 26th administration of Egypt (688 B.C. to – 525 B.C.), when Egypt was free and its capital was normal situated at Sais in northern Egypt.




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