Oral Presentation , Page 166-182 (17)

The rock inscriptions are located on the eastern bank of Aswan on the road between Aswan and Philae. These inscriptions are found in several groups, most of which date back to the Middle Kingdom period and a few to the New Kingdom and Late period. These inscriptions can be divided into two types: royal inscriptions and inscriptions for elite employees. These inscriptions are some way related to protection work for trade with the south, where employees recorded their names and titles while supervising the protection of trade. Among these inscriptions, there is an inscription of the police chief (Sry) in the Arab Contractors area. The study will deal with this inscription in some detail to show its importance in understanding the importance of these inscriptions. This inscription is a typical example of an inscription in the Middle Kingdom, where the inscription mentions the members of the owner's family and their titles. The city of Aswan is famous for another feature it is an area of ancient archaeological quarries, especially for granite stones, which are spread on the eastern bank of the city of Aswan. These quarries have been used since the beginning of the dynasties until now. In ancient times, some heads of missions recorded some of the news of these missions on stones close to ancient quarries or near roads for transporting stone blocks.

Rock inscription- Aswan-Middle kingdom- First cataract- Police Chief (Sry)