A 5,200-year-old Ancient Egyptian drawing has been uncovered in Upper Egypt. An archaeological mission sponsored by Yale University and the University of Bologna discovered the artifact, according to Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass. The drawing is the oldest image of a pharaoh wearing the crown of Upper Egypt. It dates back to 3,200 BCE and was discovered in the Ahamdolab area, northwest of Aswan. Hawass said the wall relief consists of images of a royal coronation in which the king wears the crown of Upper Egypt and is accompanied by the royal court, also known as the followers of Horus. The head of the mission, Dr. Maria Carmela Gato, said the discovery is a continuation of the site discovered in the middle of the last century by Dr. Labib Habashi near Nag Ahamdolab on the west bank of the Nile north of Aswan. The discovery revealed a new study. It is accurate and, due to the age of the end of Naqada civilization, belongs to the prehistoric era precisely around the Scorpion King Dynasty, the first kings of Egypt; the Dynasty Zero. Director General of Antiquities of Aswan and Nubia, Dr. Mohamed Bialy, said the rock carvings in the Nag Ahamdolab are an extension of a series of images including views of hunting, fighting, ceremonies on boats, and insignia of political power.
