The Serabit rock inscriptions at Mines L and M (Sinai 349 to 375)

About thirty rock-cut panels, tablets and fragments found at and above Mine L and Mine M from 1905 to 1935, most in the form of Egyptian round-topped stelae, several showing the god Ptah. The longer ones (Sinai 349, 351, 353, 357, 360) carry the only multi-line texts in the script; many were cut from the rock and are now in Cairo, the rest remain in situ and have weathered.

Copies 0

Where it is kept

Egyptian Museum, Cairo (Tahrir) · Museum

Sources 4

Researches in SinaiSRC
The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions and Their DeciphermentSRC
The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim in Their Archaeological Context: Date and FunctionSRC
The Protosinaitic InscriptionsSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Serabit rock inscriptions at Mines L and M (Sinai 349 to 375) [Artifact ART0DEDT6E9273H]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDT6E9273H

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  title     = {The Serabit rock inscriptions at Mines L and M (Sinai 349 to 375)},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0DEDT6E9273H},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDT6E9273H}
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