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The newly discovered stelae
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During
work carried out at San Al-Hagar archaeological site in Sharqiya governorate
with a view to develop the site into an open-air museum, archaeologists
stumbled upon a stelae of 19th Dynasty King Ramses II.
Mostafa
Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Ahram
Online that the stelae is carved in red granite and depicts King Ramses II
presenting offerings to a yet unidentified ancient Egyptian deity.
He
said that although several foreign missions have worked on the site, it has never
been completely excavated and was neglected.
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Part of the development work & Waziri examining the stelae
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“This
discovery encourages the Ministry of Antiquities to start a comprehensive
development project at the site in order to rescue its monuments and transform
it into an open-air museum,” Waziri added.
San
Al-Hagar is a very distinguished archaeological site houses a vast collection
of temples, among them temples dedicated to the goddess Mut, god Horus and god
Amun. Several
foreign missions, among them a French mission, have worked on the site since the
mid-19th century.
Waadalla
Abul Ela, head of the ministry's projects sector, explained that a project
started a month ago aims to create a collection of concrete mastaba for the
monumental blocks, statues and stelae that were laying on the floor of the
temple.
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