Category Elephantine Papyri Wikimedia Commons English: elephantine (ar:جزيرة الفنتين) an island in the nile at aswan, southern egypt. located just downstream of the first cataract, at the border of lower egypt, and upper egypt and nubia. Artifacts dating back to prehistoric egypt have been found on elephantine. a rare calendar, known as the elephantine calendar of things, which dates to the reign of thutmose iii during the eighteenth dynasty, was found in fragments on the island.
Category Elephantine Papyri Wikimedia Commons Preservation of organic remains on elephantine island is exceptional due to both the fact that the archaeological remains lie well above the highest river level, and the extremely arid climate of this region of egypt. Category:nilometers in elephantine media in category "nilometers in elephantine" the following 56 files are in this category, out of 56 total. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. The following 200 files are in this category, out of 415 total.
Category Elephantine Papyri Wikimedia Commons This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. The following 200 files are in this category, out of 415 total. The elephantine documents include letters and legal contracts from family and other archives: divorce documents, the manumission of enslaved people, and other business. the dry soil of upper egypt preserved the documents. Media in category "elephants" the following 185 files are in this category, out of 185 total. This tag should be used on existing categories that are likely to be used by others, even though the "real" category is elsewhere. redirected categories should be empty and not categorised themselves. For more multimedia, look at elephantidae on wikimedia commons.
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