EGYPTIAN
Fragment of papyrus with the name of King Isesi. (Photograph © Denis Rebord)
ARCHAEOLOGY
Arabic papyrus giving a ‘safe-conduct’ to an inhabitant of the monastery of St Jeremias. (Photograph © Christian Décamps)
Lintel with the names of the abbots Jeremias, Enoch and Amoun. (Photograph © Christian Décamps)
Decorated Late Period coffin which had been buried in a layer of sand. (Photograph © Christian Décamps) 23