# Famine Stela

Aswan, Egypt

A Ptolemaic-era inscription carved into a granite boulder on Sehel Island. Its 32 columns of hieroglyphs tell of a seven-year famine ended by King Djoser, the god Khnum, and the sage Imhotep, set centuries before the carving itself.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 24.05751, 32.874

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