Fragment of Doorjamb with Royal Fanbearer Inscription, Area G, Stratum XIIb, Ashdod
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The fragment of a stone [1] block inscribed with hieroglyphics was excavated in Area G, stratum XIIb Ashdod.
The inscription is bordered to the right by a vertical line, suggesting that the fragment originally formed part of a left-hand doorjamb, once having displayed a vertical hieroglyphic inscription with the owner / dedicator's name and title(s)[2].
ṯ3j ḫw [ḥr] wnmy n nsw
".... fanbearer on the king’s right hand ...."
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Notes
- ↑ M. Dothan describes the material as being "kurkar" in the relevant plate description [1993:218].
- ↑ The Ashdod fragment is reminiscent of fragmentary doorjambs with similar vertical inscriptions excavated at Tel Beth Shean.
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Select Bibliography
- Kitchen, Kenneth A. [1993], “A ‘Fanbearer on the King’s Right Hand’ from Ashdod”, Appendix 1 in Dothan, M. and Porath, Y., Ashdod V - Excavation of Area G, [ʿAtiqot 23], Jerusalem: IAA, 1993, pp.109-110, fig.37, pl.47:l.
