Sandstone stela inscribed in Meroitic script

Sandstone stela inscribed in Meroitic script. Found in a ruined building south of Meroe. It is largely indecipherable but the names of Queen Amanirenas and prince Akinidad are recognisable. These rulers lived during the late 1st centum BC. at the time of Meroes conflict with the Romans. It has therefore been suggested that the stela was set up to commemorate the Mereitic raid on the First Cataract region under Roman occupation in 24 BC. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)