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title: Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Kheker Frieze
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4680/egyptian-limestone-fragment-with-kheker-frieze/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-07-22
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# Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Kheker Frieze

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Kheker Frieze](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4680.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4680.jpg)

## Image Caption

Limestone block carved with a kheker frieze at the upper part, from Kopotos (Qift), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 1580-1550 BCE. At the lower middle part, we can see the the double plume headdress of the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Min; on its either side, the hieroglyphic inscriptions of "Koptos" appear.

The Petrie Museum of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), London (With thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 21). Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Kheker Frieze. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4680/egyptian-limestone-fragment-with-kheker-frieze/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Kheker Frieze." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4680/egyptian-limestone-fragment-with-kheker-frieze/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Kheker Frieze." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4680/egyptian-limestone-fragment-with-kheker-frieze/>.

## License & Copyright

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