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Star of David inscription removed from Egypt site
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA limestone block bearing an engraved Star of David was removed from an ancient Egyptian temple on the island of Elephantine, in southern Egypt, “in order to study its date of carving, and to inspect its authenticity,” an official tells the Ahram website.
The stone was found 15 years ago by a German and Swiss archaeological team. The temple to Osiris Nesmeti is from the Ptolemaic period, roughly 2200 years ago.
The island of Elephantine was also once home to a Jewish community in antiquity, complete with a Jewish temple where sacrifices were offered, approximately 2,600 years ago.
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