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Carian Inscriptions of Abydos

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All Carian inscriptions from Abydos are graffiti found in the temples of Seti I and Ramses II. Of those, E.Ab 1–35 were found, copied and ...

Carian Inscription of Greece

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G 1 This inscription was discovered in 1954 by the ephor Threpsiades during excavations on a street south-southwest of the Kerameikos, in Athens, where it ...

Carian Inscriptions of Thebes

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All Carian inscriptions from Thebes are graffiti from the tomb of Mentuemhat (Theban Tomb TT34) located in El-Assasif. Mentuemhat is known to be a priest ...

Carian Inscription of Murwàw

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E.Mu 1 The two-line Carian graffito was found in 164 during an epigraphic survey by the Charles University of Prague. The inscription was located on ...

Carian Inscriptions of Silsilis

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All Carian inscriptions around Silsilis are graffiti, likely left by mercenaries. E.Si 1 The graffito is on a sandstone rock at the west bank about ...

Carian Inscriptions of Buhen

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All six Carian inscriptions from Buhen were found at the so-called South Temple (aka Temple of Hatsephut) located in the eastern corner of the citadel ...

Carian Inscription of Gebel Sheik Suleiman

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E.SS 1 The three-line graffiti was discovered by A. Sayce in 1909-1910 a few kilometers south of the Wadi Halfa in Sudan. The characters are ...

Carian Inscriptions of Abu Simbel

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The Carian inscriptions from Abu Simbel are graffiti carved on the colossal seated statues of Ramses II. All of them are on the legs of ...

Carian Inscriptions of Luxor

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Several Carian graffiti were discovered in the Luxor Temple. For the most part they are very brief, very lighly inscribed, and damaged. All seven graffiti ...