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Saqqara: Carian stelae

There are several stelae and other objects from Egypt with Carian inscriptions. Carian soldiers in Egypt are attested in other sources. A substantial community must have lived in Memphis (and buried at Saqqara). Carian is written with Greek letters. The language is not yet fully understood.

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UC 2403	UC 2405	UC 2406	UC 2407
Masson 1978: 43, pl. XXII, 1, 2	Masson 1978: 29, pl. VIII, 2	Masson 1978: 42-43, pl. XX.2	Masson 1978: 30

further reading:

Kammerzell 1993: 160 Masson 1978 (the Carian inscriptions from Saqqara and Buhen)