Identification
ID in this catalogue | SL Berlin ÄM 19744 |
Type | L-Shaped |
Current Location | Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin, Room 0.00 |
Catalogue Numbers | ÄM 19744 |
Provenance | Ashmunein (Borchardt 1910) |
Date | New Kingdom, Thutmosis lll (c. 1500 BC) |
Dimensions | L 232 mm, H 46 mm, W 24 mm (museum web database) |
Material | Metamorphic green slate (Borchardt 1910) |
Markings and Inscriptions |
Five circular marks on scale. Two holes on top of gnomon, vertical line for plumb bob on right side. Inscriptions with name and titles of Thutmosis III on each long edge of the scale. |
Notes |
The oldest piece in this catalogue. Borchardt acquired both this and SL Berlin ÄM 19743 at the same time from Maurice Nahman in Cairo (Rau 2002) |
Literature |
Borchardt (1920) p. 32 ff. Rau (2002) |
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