Relief, tomb of Renni, Elkab, Egypt

Butcher preparing a carcass, painted wall relief, detail, from the tomb of Renni, governor and high-priest of Nekheb (Elkab) in the reign of Amenhotep I, 18th dynasty, 1525-04 BC, at the Elkab necropolis, on the river Nile in Aswan Governate, Egypt. Elkab is the site of Ancient Egyptian rock-cut tombs from 18th dynasty, 1550-1295 BC, New Kingdom, Ptolemaic temples and a Coptic monastery. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1525-04 1550-1292 1550-1295 Amenhotep Aswan Butcher Butchering Carcass Coptic El-kab Elkab Governate Hieroglyph Hieroglyphic High-priest Hillal Necropolis Nekheb Polychrome Ptolemaic Renni Rock-cut Temples Tombs Wadi

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