Egypt facts,New temple or cemetery dating back to the Ptolemaic era was found in Minya at Egypt

4/04/2014 12:45:00 AM



Official at the Egyptian antiquities,s  Ministry said  that they discovered a new temple or cemetery dating back to the Ptolemaic era in the village of Abu Qurqas southern of Minya province , about 240 kilometers south of Cairo, the bottom of a home belongs to one of the citizens.
and it was about 3 or 2  days ago

the cemetery or temple includes

 inscriptions of Ptolemy IV, who ruled Egypt between 222 and 205 BC (third century BC)
It was also found in this tomb artifacts from the remains of the cemetery like a statue of Ptolemy IV himself and the relics of the same age in addition to the 3 plates handwritten by King Ptolemy IV

The director of the effects of Middle Egypt Mohamed Abdel Hamid said that  the site, encompassing Old Stone Wall or the entrance to an undisclosed location seem interface to another place or to a wall somewhere. "



He guessed that the site is a temple or, "a large cemetery," where he found the stone blocks have a cartouche and below it 6 prominent stars
.
It is noteworthy that the cartouche is a stone slab bearing the name of the king , but it did not refer to the existence of the names of the kings in the discovered Location.


He said that in the site, was found  a vase of  limestone is used in grinding grain diameter crater 40 centimeters, and there is also a piece of stone in shades of blue, brown length of 45 centimeters and width 25 centimeters have "inscriptions on behalf of King Ptolemy IV .. engraving representing King in the attitude of worship."

Chief of Detectives of the effects of Minya Farghali Abdel Samie Said  that when they entered the house they found a deep hole by several interior corridors and at the end two entrances, one leading to the temple, "and the walls are filled with inscriptions of Pharaonic cartouche ... and several drawings and the paintings of two other king Ptolemy."


He added that "it was a security cordon around the house to secure it"

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