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EGYPT
SECTORAS
ClearingofthePorticostylobateinSector
ASrevealedfourchambertombsofthe
UpperNecropolis(AS144-AS147).
Threeofthesehadaltogetherfivefunerary
stelaeofmarblemountedonthem.Twoof
thetombstoneswereinverypoorcon-
dition,themarblecrumblingandde-
teriorating.Oneappearsunfinished,
showingmerelysummarydressingand
roughtracingoftheletters.There-
mainingtwomonumentspresentmoreor
lessthesameselectionfromtheQuran.
Thedateofdeathofawoman,appearing
atypicallyononeofthestela(reg.no.
5111),isgivenas247AHofthemonthof
Rabi'al-AwwalaccordingtotheMuslim
calendar,whichiscalculatedasMay/June
861[Fig.4].8
Veryseldomwasanythingfoundinside
thegraves.Mostoftheobjectsoriginated
fromthefillinwhichthegravesweredug.
Theseweremostlyfragmentaryglassand
potteryvessels,includingglazedIslamic
wares,frequentlyglassweights,glazedoil
lampsandbronzecoins,aswellaspiecesof
bronzeobjects.
8
IamindebtedtoMsDorotaMalarczykofJagiellonianUniversityinKrakówforreadingthedate.
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