Identification
| ID in this catalogue | SX MonsClaudianus |
| Type | Horizontal planar (possibly) |
| Current Location | Assumed to be in situ at Mons Claudianus, in Egypt's eastern desert. However, Gibbs (1976) specifies that it is "lost". |
| Catalogue Numbers | Dialface ID: 238 Gibbs 4105 |
| Provenance | Mons Claudianus |
| Date | Unknown |
| Dimensions | Approx. 35 cm long (Kościuk 1992) |
| Material | Cut in rock |
| Markings and inscriptions | A straight equinox line, 2 curved solstice lines, and 11 hour lines, reading ten hours. |
| Notes | This is a horizontal plane sundial Originally identified by Meredith (1954) as a quarry mark, O. Neugebauer suggested it is a sundial (Meredith 1955). No other dial of this type has been found in Egypt, but several are known from elsewhere. |
| Literature | Meredith (1954) Meredith (1955) Gibbs (1976) p. 338 Kościuk (1992) |
Images
Meredith provides two different sketches: an initial one (1954) above and a corrected one (1955) below.
