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“Just e hoped for, having found it at Alyphics?”

Max wrinkled her nose “It appears to be a frager slab or monulyphs, which are somewhat inconclusive As you can see, there are two sections of hieroglyphics On the left, we have syht oval This is a standard cartouche, which typically signifies a royal name In this instance, we have Princess Meritaten, the eldest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife, Nefertiti”

“Was she buried at A asked

“No A surviving boundary stela—orbeen prepared for Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Meritaten, but they were never used The mummy of Akhenaten has only recently been identified as the likely occupant of tos near Thebes No tomb or mummy has been found of Meritaten,” Max said, “which may be explained by the stone’s other inscription”

“Go on,” Hiram said

“The second section indicates it’s an hood Aten, in memory of the Pharaoh and others who died in Amarna from the tainted waters of the Nile Princess Meritaten, absent fro aid to someone named Osa Or at least that is the first part of his name, as the stone is fractured there Th

at’s all I can decipher frolyphs”

“That’s pretty draTut Slept Here’”

“That is an i fro said

“It seems to relate to the ue,” Dirk said “Let’s see what Max can h a few more of Rod’s photos?”

Several dark photos appeared on the screen

“There, stop at that one,” Zeibig said “That’s the best shot of the entire mural before it was shot up Max, what can you tell us about this ie?”

Max seemed to squint at the video board as the coe with silent efficiency

“Based on a coyptian burial sites, it relates to the tomb itself,” Max said “There is a depiction of the deceased, a young boy, on a journey to the afterlife A request is h the Pharaoh, that the Aten watch over the child on his journey to the afterlife”

“That was Dr Harrison Stanley’s interpretation,” Suht depicts a royal daughter iypt”