Abstract
The evidence for the date and significance of various monuments uncovered in the ‘Embalming House of the Apis Bulls’ is reviewed in the light of recent excavations there. It is suggested that the latest building level dates to the fourth century bc and can be equated with the major renovation undertaken by Nectanebo II, as described on a stela of his year 2 now in the Cairo Museum. In particular, a newly-discovered inscription on a vessel found in situ identifies the site, or some part of it, as the w'bt of the temple of Apis. The fourth-century structure was built on a platform, into the foundations of which were incorporated blocks of Shabako, usurped by Psamtek II. These probably came from the building described by Herodotus II, 153.
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