Wadi Hammamat Inscriptions

Anonymous / royal expedition scribes under Mentuhotep IV · c. 20th century BC · Wadi Hammamat (Egypt) · administrative

A quarrying expedition sent for a single sarcophagus lid records two convenient miracles, a gazelle giving birth exactly atop the needed stone and a sudden rainstorm revealing a hidden well, as divine endorsement of royal command over the desert.