The subject of this article is a selected group of textual graffiti intended as a preview to a comprehensive hieroglyphic and hieratic corpus of Middle Kingdom rock inscriptions at Gebel el-Silsila currently being prepared for publication. All texts included were incised into the sandstone bedrock and stretched along the so-called Middle Kingdom road as well as along today’s main touristic pathway along the New Kingdom cenotaphs, also on the west bank of Gebel el-Silsila. The inscriptions were documented by the current scientific team during the course of several survey seasons (2012–15) and demonstrate various administrative and official titles providing an insight into activity during the Middle Kingdom, which otherwise is difficult to demonstrate archaeologically, i.e. within the physical remains of the ancient quarries. Titles included herein, such as – inspector, – general/mission leader, – seal-bearer of the God and – Royal seal-bearer, indicate an official politico-economic interest in the site, while simultaneously demonstrating religious activity and involvement. The current selection of texts is merely intended as a very brief introduction to the variety of titles and individuals once active at Gebel el-Silsila.

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Gebel el-Silsila 的一些岩石铭文

本文的主题是一组精选的文字涂鸦，旨在预览目前正在准备出版的 Gebel el-Silsila 中王国岩石铭文的综合象形文字和圣像语料库。包括的所有文本都被切入砂岩基岩，并沿着所谓的中王国道路以及今天沿着新王国纪念碑的主要旅游通道延伸，也在 Gebel el-Silsila 西岸。目前的科学团队在几个调查季节（2012-15）期间记录了这些铭文，并展示了各种行政和官方头衔，提供了对中王国时期活动的洞察力，否则很难从考古学上证明，即在物理范围内古代采石场的遗迹。此处包含的标题，例如 – 检查员、 – 将军/任务领袖、 – 上帝的印章持有者和 – 皇家印章持有者，表明对该网站的官方政治经济利益，同时表现出宗教活动和参与。当前的文本选择仅作为对曾在 Gebel el-Silsila 活跃的各种头衔和个人的非常简要的介绍。