Hassan Saadallah Archaeology correspondent An Egyptian-American archaeological team has unearthed a limestone tablet with coloured images near the wall of the Temple of Mot in Luxor, Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni said yesterday.
The 100 x 45 centimetre tablet shows the images of five gods in the form of children sitting on a lotus flower, General Supervisor for Luxor Antiquities, Mansour Breik, said. "In front of the gods is an altar with offerings. The gods Hapi and Tawert stand beside the altar," Breik added. The Mot Temple, near the Karnak and Amoun temples, was built by Amenhotep III during the XVIIIth dynasty (1552-1295). Fuente: Egyptian GazetteEGYPT: GOLDEN BAS-RELIEVES DISCOVERED IN LUXOR TEMPLE A sandstone plate with golden bas-relieves of five gods was discovered yesterday during restoration works of the outside wall of the Mut temple at Karnak, Luxor, local media reported today. The 100-cm-long and 45-cm-wide plate is the first of its kind and the bas-relieves represent children. The plate is being examined by archaeologists from a Brooklyn University team led by Richard Fasini. The Mut temple is located south of the area of the Karnak temples. Mut was the wife of Amun and mother of the god of the Moon, Khonsu. (ANSAmed).
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