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Serabit el-Khadim South Pillar — Hathor Turquoise Terrace Extension

Serabit el-Khadim South Pillar — Hathor Turquoise Terrace Extension

Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom (1900–1100 BCE)·Egyptian turquoise mining·🇪🇬 South Sinai, Egypt

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About Serabit el-Khadim South Pillar — Hathor Turquoise Terrace Extension

Serabit el-Khadim South Pillar — Hathor Turquoise Terrace Extension in South Sinai, Egypt is a Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom (1900–1100 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Egyptian turquoise mining. South terrace pylon extension where Proto-Sinaitic alphabetic inscriptions 1800 BCE were scratched by Semite workers. Gardiner Proto-Sinaitic 1800 BCE earliest alphabet at Hathor temple terrace where Canaanite workers invented alphabet.

Why it mattersKey Egyptian turquoise mining reference for transition

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Trade route evidence
  2. 02Neolithic origins

Theories

  1. 01Earliest farming model
  2. 02Desert port logistics

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

History

How it came to be

Built
c. 1900 BCE
Period
Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom (1900–1100 BCE)
Culture
Egyptian turquoise mining
Purpose
South terrace pylon extension where Proto-Sinaitic alphabetic inscriptions 1800 BCE were scratched by Semite workers
Excavation
Partially excavated
  1. c. 1900 BCE

    Initial construction

  2. c. 1950 CE

    Modern excavation

On the ground

Structures & features

29.0400° N · 33.4600° E · 780 m · 3 mapped features

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