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This is the upper part of a limestone stela (with a cavetto cornice). There is a 1 line of horizontal hieroglyphic inscriptions, reading symmetrically from the center of the line; early cartouches of Aten can be recognized. Below, we can see the Aten disc and cartouches of Aten, Akhenaten, and Nefertiti. From Tell Al-Amarna, Egypt. Reign of Akhenaten, circa 1353–1336 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 21). Stela of Akhenaten. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4717/stela-of-akhenaten/
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Akhenaten." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 21, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4717/stela-of-akhenaten/.
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Akhenaten." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Mar 2016. Web. 20 Apr 2021.
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