Gebel Tingar

Gebel Tingar
Gebel Tingar
Location in Egypt
Location
Location  Egypt

Gebel Tingar is a small mountain used as a granodiorite quarry in ancient times. The site is located on the west bank of the 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 New Kingdom through to the Roman period of rule in Egypt, though the workings that remain visible was likely due to the construction of the later monastery of St. Simeon nearby.[2]

References

  1. ^ Middleton, Andrew and Klemm, Dietrich. "The Geology of the Rosetta Stone", Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 89 (2003) pp. 207-216
  2. ^ Nicholson, Paul T. and Shaw, Ian. Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology. p.53. Cambridge University Press, 2000 ISBN 0521452570