大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 9月2日 23時51分

For centuries nobody suspected that the ancient Egyptian cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus lay beneath the sea. Recorded in ancient writings and Greek mythology, the cities were believed to be lost. Over the last 20 years, world-renowned archaeologist Franck Goddio and his team have excavated spectacular underwater discoveries using the latest technologies.

The discovery of this stela, which once stood at the entrance of the main entry port into ancient Egypt, was an extraordinary moment. This monument was crucial in solving a 2,000-year-old mystery, helping to reveal that Thonis (in Egyptian) and Heracleion (in Greek) were in fact the same city. The stela was issued by the pharaoh Nectanebo I, and its text describes the taxation of goods passing through the cities of Thonis and Naukratis.

See more incredible objects discovered submerged in the Mediterranean in our #SunkenCities exhibition, until 27 November 2016. Find out more by clicking the link in our bio.

Stela commissioned by Nectanebo I (r. 378–362 BC), Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt, 380 BC. On loan from National Museum, Alexandria. Photo: Christoph Gerigk. © Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation.

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