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Funerary stelae and offering tables from Karanog and Shablul

Document260 pagesPublic domainExcavated by the Coxe Expedition to Nubia; published 1911
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Over a hundred short funerary texts whose repeated formulas (invocation, names, descent, blessings) gave the first grammar. The cemetery is now under Lake Nasser.

F. Ll. Griffith, 1911. Public domain

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ScanF. Ll. Griffith · archive.org · 1911 · Public domain (published 1911)Primary source: Karanòg: The Meroitic Inscriptions of Shablûl and Karanòg2 steps from the original
PictureF. Ll. Griffith · archive.org · Public domain (published 1911)2 steps from the original

Where it was made

AswanWadi Halfa1Karanog200 kmAswanWadi Halfa1200 km
Karanog, Lower Nubia · Archaeological site (now under Lake Nasser)

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Funerary stelae and offering tables from Karanog and Shablul [Artifact ART0CVV08P03KEM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVV08P03KEM
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