Nubayrah Stele

Nubayrah Stele
Combined image of two photographic plates depicting the Nubayrah stele from Ahmed Kamal's catalogue
MaterialLimestone
Size1.27 m x 0.51 m
WritingAncient Egyptian hieroglyphs

The Nubayrah Stele is a mutilated copy of the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy V) on a limestone stele. The same decree is found upon the Rosetta Stone. From 1848, it was known that a partial copy of the Decree was on a wall at the Temple of Philae, but overwritten in many places, by scenes, or damaged.

The limestone stele is rounded at the top, is 4 feet 2 inches (1.27 m) high, and 1 foot 8 inches (0.51 m) wide.' The Nubayrah Stele is named for the present day town of Noubarya-(?) on the former Canopic branch of the Nile River; the town is southwest of Damanhur. The original "Nubayrah" was close to Damanhur.

The Nubayrah Stele is located in the Egyptian Museum, no. 5576.

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