Gabal Tingar
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Gebel Tingar
)| Gabal Tingar | |
|---|---|
  Gabal Tingar Location in Egypt | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 24°5′07″N 32°52′05″E / 24.08528°N 32.86806°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Egypt |
Gabal Tingar is a small mountain in Egypt, used as a
River Nile, west of Elephantine, near Aswan. It is thought to have been the source for the stone that was used to create the stele that the Rosetta Stone came from.[1]
The quarry was likely used from the time of the
Roman period of rule in Egypt, though the workings that remain visible were likely for the construction of the later monastery of Saint Simeon nearby.[2]
References
- ^ Middleton, Andrew and Klemm, Dietrich. "The Geology of the Rosetta Stone", Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 89 (2003) pp. 207-216
- ISBN 0-521-45257-0
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