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title: Famine Stele
author: NeferTiyi
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4534/famine-stele/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Famine Stele
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4534.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Famine Stele is an inscription from the [Ptolemaic Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/) of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) (332-30 BCE), which tells the story of how King [Djoser](https://www.worldhistory.org/Djoser/) saved his country.
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