Shrine to Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Nectanebo I discovered in Heliopolis
![Nectanebo I shrine](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1462327/nectanebo-i-shrine.jpg?w=736&f=d7c9eda960bb1d636430f80add73777d)
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has announced that it has found part of a shrine to Nectanebo I – the pharaoh of the Dynasty 30. A joint German and Egyptian excavation found the dedication to the king, who reigned in the fourth century BC, in Heliopolis, Cairo.
Part of the shrine takes the form of a basalt block with pictures of ancient Egyptian God Hapi presenting offerings of some sort carved into it. The blocks stand at about 75cm and are roughly 1.25 metres wide.
![Nectanebo I shrine](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1462328/nectanebo-i-shrine.jpg?w=736&f=801e530718ad99feff215699802bcf53)
Also uncovered were small ancient limestone columns and the remnants of a Nectanebo I Temple ceiling. Additionally, Dr Mahmoud Afify, head of ancient Egyptian antiquities sector, said in a statement that a statue that is representative of the pharaoh himself was found alongside a statue of King Meneptah – the fourth ruler of the 19<sup>th dynasty – and mud blocks that once surrounded the ancient city of Oun.
![Nectanebo I shrine](https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1462330/nectanebo-i-shrine.jpg?w=736&f=8d9997ca9b0d0678db1e7d0c62bf7003)
King Nectanebo I was of the 30th Dynasty (380-362 BC), which was the last royal family to rule before Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC when Nectanebo I's grandson was at the helm.
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