By: Ali Abu-Dashish
CAIRO, Nov. 21 (SEE)- The Egyptian archeological expedition affiliated to Ain Shams University
under the supervision of Dr. Mamdouh El-Damati declared the discovery of two limestone blocks to the north of King Ramses II’s statues in the Temple of Ra in ‘Arab Al-Hasn’ area in ‘El-Matareya’ site.
El-Damati explained that the two blocks are engraved with hieroglyphic texts related to King Ramses II’s architect Amenem’ent. “The inscriptions show that Amenem’ent supervised the construction of the palace of celebrations and the king’s compartment that were discovered by the mission earlier,” added Al-Damati.
The texts also state the titles and names of workers such as: ‘The supervisor of the antiquities of His Majesty King Ramses II’ and ‘The South Chief Police Officer Amenba’t.
Amenem’ent is one of the most renowned engineers in his era and supervised the establishment of the northern side of the statues of Ramses II, where the two stone blocks were found. He is the father of Bakenkhansu,the engineer who supervised the construction of Luxor Temple.
The mission also came across a limestone wall leading to an entrance followed by a mud-brick floor. “The wall was separating between two large hallways behind the statues, yet their architectural features were not apparent.”
“What has been revealed so far is a breakthrough in the history of the Temple of Ra,” concluded El-Damati.
The mission will be get back to the site in March and April 2019 in order to reconnoiter Amenem’ent’s architecture.
Translator: Norhan Mahmoud
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