Discovery of the cliff with hieroglyphs in Luxor

Les chercheurs annoncent la découverte de la falaise aux hiéroglyphes

First of all, it must be said that it is south of Luxor that researchers have discovered this cliff; they are, strictly speaking, proto-hieroglyphs, as well as multiple rock inscriptions. According to Egyptologists, this would be an exceptional discovery!

The inscriptions on this sandstone cliff date back to the origins of the ancient Egyptian writing system. Engraved on the wall, we can see a bull's head, two large storks, (jabiru)and a bald ibis; the two storks are back to back.

Although experts attribute the dating of these hieroglyphs approximately 250 years before the advent of the pharaonic state. These hieroglyphs are approximately 60 cm high. For most Egyptians, these inscriptions are an important passage in the history of ancient egypt.

Les chercheurs annoncent la découverte de la  falaise aux hiéroglyphes
Discovery of the cliff with hieroglyphs in Luxor

Luxor is a city located on the right bank of the Nile, in Upper Egypt. Although located about 700 km south of Cairo and about 300 km north of Aswan. According to the 2006 census. Although it is now a city of 429,000 inhabitants. Also who lives directly or indirectly from tourism. Also what places it at the ninth rank of Egyptian cities. This is the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes.

Also the site of Luxor, with more than four million visitors per year. Is one of the most touristic places in Egypt. As it constitutes the southern part of ancient Thebes. As well as its temple, connected to that of Karnak by a dromos. Long alley lined with sphinxes, was erected in the 14th century BC. AD under the reign of Amenhotep III. It was later modified by Ramses II, who notably added six monumental statues and two obelisks, one of which, offered to France in 1831, adorns the Place de la Concorde in Paris.

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