Balat VIII. Un habitat de la XIIIᵉ dynastie – 2ᵉ Période Intermédiaire à Ayn Asil. FIFAO 59. Epigraphie iconography and symbolism

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Balat VIII. Un habitat de la XIIIᵉ dynastie – 2ᵉ Période Intermédiaire à Ayn Asil. FIFAO 59. Epigraphie iconography and symbolismFormerly the residence of the governors of the oasis under the 6th Dynasty, the city of Ayn Asil was abandoned around 2100 BC. Under the 13th Dynasty, the southern part of the site was reoccupied. Dwellings were built on the sandy ruins from the end of the Old Kingdom. The fragmentary remains of this settlement consist of three groups of residential structures dominated by food storage and production areas, particularly silos and bakeries. We have