PUBLISHING A VARIETY OF INSCRIBED STONE BLOCKS FROM THE DISCOVERIES OF HELIOPOLIS IN THE ARAB AL-HĪṢN ANTIQUITIES STORE IN AL-MATARIA | ||||
| Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2024, Page 20-39 PDF (1.56 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jguaa2.2023.206896.1132 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Mahmoud Elhosary 
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| Lecturer of Ancient Egyptian Language, Faculty of Arts/ New Valley University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| نشر مجموعة متنوعة من الكتل الحجرية المنقوشة من اكتشافات عين شمس بمخزن آثار عرب الحصن بالمطرية [Ar] يتناول هذا البحث دراسة ونشر مجموعة متنوعة من الكتل الحجرية مستطيلة الشكل والمكتشفة أثناء أعمال الحفائر بمنطقة آثار المطرية وعين شمس، وهى محفوظة حالياً بمخزن آثار عرب الحصن بالمطرية، وهذه الكتل عبارة عن بقايا عناصر معمارية هامة تعود لفترات زمنية مختلفة. وترجع أهمية هذه التحف الحجرية أنها أجزاء من مبانٍ أثرية تم هدمهما في العصور القديمة، وبدراسة هذه الكتل التي ظلت منسية لسنوات عديدة بعد اكتشافها، ستعطي لنا صورة أوضح عما كانت عليه هليوبوليس قديماً، ومن الممكن أن يتم ربطها بتحف أثرية أخري مكمله لها. وجميع الكتل الحجرية محل الدراسة من الحجر الجيري وعليها نقوش وكتابات هيروغليفية أغلبها في حالة سيئة، الكتلة الحجرية الأولي رقم 147 عليها خرطوش باسم الملك أمنحتب الثالث من الأسرة الثامنة عشر. وتحتوي على اسم الإله آمون-رع وألقابه، والكتلة الحجرية الثانية رقم 167 تحتوي على اسم الإله بتاح وألقابه، والكتلة الحجرية الثالثة رقم 177 صنفت على أنها بقايا عتب مدخل باب وعليها بقايا نص لألقاب حور البحدتي، والقطعة الرابعة رقم 456 وهي عبارة عن جزأين تحتوي على اسم الإله أوزير وألقابه. [En]This research seeks to study and publish various rectangular stone blocks discovered during excavations in al-Mataria and ʿAin-Shams areas, currently preserved in the Arab al-Hīṣn Antiquities Store in El-Mataria. These blocks from demolished buildings in ancient times hold remains of important architectural elements dating back to different periods. Studying these forgotten blocks after many years of their discovery will give a clearer picture of what Heliopolis was in the past, and its possible link to other complementing artifacts. All the studied stone blocks are made of limestone with Hieroglyphic inscriptions and writings, most of which are in poor condition: block Nº.147 contains a cartouche of «Amenhotep < /em>» III from the eighteenth dynasty and the name of the god «Amun-Ra» with his titles; block No.167 contains the name and titles of the god «Ptah»; block Nº.177 is considered the remains of a lintel situated at the door's entrance. It contains traces of text that depict the titles of «Horus Behdetite». The block Nº.456 is comprised of two parts and bears the name of the deity «Osiris» and his titles. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Amenhotep III; Amun-Ra; El-Mataria; Horus Behdetite; Heliopolis; limestone; Osiris; Ptah; stone blocks | ||||
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