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“I’d venture it ca said

“It was buried almost a foot beneath the river sediment,” Summer said “I discovered it when I moved our anchor line I probed the vicinity, didn’t locate any other fragments”

Riki leaned over the stone and studied the e

“Can you read hieroglyphics?” Summer asked

Riki’s eyes remained locked on the stone as she shook her head “Just a few symbols here and there I can see a notation for the Nile and the god Osiris It e to the Nile, a common theme”

“How about the carved ie?” Dirk asked “We all decided it depicted a woman in a boat, followed by another boat with archers”

“I would suggest it represents a ceree, perhaps the queen or a princess, with a royal escort,” Riki said “It could be just a dignitary taking a voyage downriver to Meoddess”

“Makes sense,” Su of interest about the boats, Rod?”

“Standard reed craft, typical Nile transport No ornamentation is depicted, as is normally found on royal or ceremonial boats”

“I know soht on it,” Riki said “Do you think I could borrow it for them to examine?”

“We’ll need to turn it over to the archeology department at Assiut University first,” Su it or providing a duplicate casting”

“That would be fine Did you make any other discoveries?”

“Just the piling re reanize our sub-bottoets and see how they line up”

“Which re said, “I have sos are still relatively fresh inplates off the table The others joined in, putting away the food and dishes Sualley table beloork on their assignments

“How about you?” Riki asked “No homework?”