Labels from Tomb U-j | Photos by Tales from the Two Lands

Labels from Tomb U-j

These labels are some of the earliest known hieroglyphic writing.

From Tomb U-j, Abydos.

Predynastic Period, Naqada III, c. 3100-2900 BCE.

Fragments of Furniture Legs

Amulet in the "Bull Head" Form with Inlaid Eyes

Fragment of an Ivory Label

Ivory Wand or Penis Sheath

Ivory Figurines

Fragment of an Ivory Box

Ivory Figurines Found in Naqada Royal Tomb

Fragment of Ivory or Bone Vessel

Ivory and Greywacke Bracelet

Ivory Figurines

Ivory Figurines

Ivory Figurines

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Senet Board and Pieces

Labels from Tomb U-j

Objects from a Child's Tomb

Handle of a Ceremonial Knife

Ornamental Comb

Ornamental Comb

Handle of a Ceremonial Knife

Human Figurines

Game Board and Pieces

Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse

Two Ivory Baboons

Ivory Male Statuette

Hippopotamus Tusk with Carved Head

Amulet in the Shape of a Bull's Head

Ivory Ibis-Headed Thoth Figurine

Wood & Ivory Chair

Ivory Kohl Container

Ivory Kohl Container

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30thCenturyBCE 31stCenturyBCE 3rdMillenniumBCE 4thMillenniumBCE AncientEgypt Cairo Egypt Ivory Label Museum MuseumOfEgyptianAntiquitiesCairo NaqadaIII PredynasticPeriod

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