A Stela of Amenemhet IV from the Main Temple at Berenike

Kaper, O.E.; Hense, M.; Geerts, R.C.A. (2015)

Article / Letter to editor

Two fragments of a hieroglyphic stela were found in 2015 in the main temple at Berenike that may be dated to the reign of Amenemhet IV (c. 1786-1777 BC). In 1818, Belzoni had discovered another fragment of the same stela in the temple, which is now lost. The Belzoni fragment allows the stela to be reconstructed on paper, and it completes the titles of a court official and expedition leader Ptahhotep. Even though only few other pre-Ptolemaic remains are known from the site, this Middle Kingdom stela suggests a relation of the natural harbour at Berenike with the maritime trade with Punt, which was based at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis.

• All authors: Kaper, O.E.; Hense, M.; Geerts, R.C.A.
• Date: 2015
• Volume: 72
• Issue: 5/6
• Pages: 585 - 601