Inscribed Lintel of Thutmose, Tel Beth Shean

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An Inscribed Lintel, inscribed for one Thutmose, was excavated in the course of the University of Pennsylvania's excavations at Tel Beth Shean in the 1920s.

[James 1966:162, 172, figs 94:3, 95:3]

Limestone

The scene depicts a kneeling Egyptian official

s3 ṯ3y ḫw ḥr wnm n nsw ḥr.y-pḏ.t jmy-r ḫ3s.wt Ḏḥwty-ms

Although not found in situ, the depiction and accompanying inscription suggest that the lintel originally belonged to Building 1500.

Bibliography

• James, Frances [1966], The Iron Age at Beth Shan - a Study of Levels VI - IV, Philadelphia: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1966.