Graffiti in the third chamber of the Temple of Isis in Philae

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Graffiti in the third chamber of the Temple of Isis in Philae

The commission’s inscription and the calculations made by the astronomers Nouet and Méchain:
"R.F. / AN 7 / BALZAC . COQUEBERT . CORABOEUF / COSTAZ .
COUTELLE . LACIPIERE / RIPAULT . LEPERE . MECHAIN . NOUET / LENOIR . NECTOUX . S.GENIS VINCENT / DUTERTRE . SAVIGNY /
LONGITUDE DEPUIS PARIS 30°16’22”/ LATITUDE BOREALE 21°3’15”." ("R[épublique]. F[rançaise]. / YEAR 7 / BALZAC . COQUEBERT . CORABOEUF / COSTAZ . COUTELLE . LACIPIERE / RIPAULT . LEPERE . MECHAIN . NOUET / LENOIR . NECTOUX . S.GENIS VINCENT / DUTERTRE . SAVIGNY / LONGITUDE FROM PARIS 30°16’22”/ NORTHERN LATITUDE 21°3’15”.")

Date :
1798
Place held :
Egypt, Philae (230 km south of Luxor)
Photo credit :
Fondation Napoléon / K.Huguenaud
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