Zaki na Prudhoe

Prudhoe Lions, ko Soleb Lions,  su ne wasu siffofi na tsohuwar masarautar Masar da suka fara daga Daular 18,  . Yanzu an gabatar da su a Gidan Tarihin Burtaniya. Zaki da farko sun tsaya a matsayin masu kula a Haikali na Soleb a Nubia, wanda Sarki Amenhotep III na Daular 18 ya gina.
Prudhoe Lions, ko Soleb Lions,  su ne wasu siffofi na tsohuwar masarautar Masar da suka fara daga Daular 18,  . Yanzu an gabatar da su a Gidan Tarihin Burtaniya. Zaki da farko sun tsaya a matsayin masu kula a Haikali na Soleb a Nubia, wanda Sarki Amenhotep III na Daular 18 ya gina.

Kamar yadda ake tsammani daga siffofi na irin wannan girman, zakuna suna ɗauke da rubuce-rubuce da yawa da ke nuna sake amfani da su ta sarakuna daban-daban. Rubutun asali suna da alaƙa da Fir'auna Amenhotep III. An kuma rubuta sabuntawar haikalin da Tutankhamun ya yi: "wanda ya sabunta abin tunawa na (ko 'don') mahaifinsa, Sarkin Upper da Lower Egypt, Ubangiji na ƙasashe biyu, Nebmare, hoton Re, Ɗan Re, Amenophis, Sarkin Thebes"  Wani rubutun ya nuna cewa Ay, magajin Tutankhamon ya motsa su. A cikin karni na 3 BC, Amanislo, Sarkin Kush na Meroë ya tura zakuna zuwa Jebel Barkal, wani birni a kudancin kasar. Biye da al'ada, Amanislo kuma yana da sunansa a kan zakuna."Collection online - The Prudhoe Lions". The British Museum. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

A farkon karni na goma sha tara AD Lord Prudhoe ya tattara zakuna a Jebel Barkal, wanda ya tura su zuwa Alkahira kuma ya ci gaba zuwa London. A cewar shafin yanar gizon gidan kayan gargajiya kan yadda abubuwa suka kasance a cikin tarin, "Janar Janar na Burtaniya a Alkahira ya taimaka wajen samun takardun da suka dace (hasara) daga hukumomi. Lord Prudhoe sannan ya ba da zakuna ga Gidan Tarihin Burtaniya a 1835. "  Ma'aurata suna da lambar rajista EA 2. "Collection online - The Prudhoe Lions". The British Museum. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

Zaki suna auna kimanin 1.20m tsawo da 2.20m tsaunuka. Suna cikin kwanciyar hankali, yanayin halitta, suna kwance a gefen su tare da kawunansu sun juya zuwa gefe kuma ƙafafunsu na gaba sun haye, maimakon a cikin tsananin al'adun gargajiya na Sphinx ko zaki, tare da kansa yana fuskantar gaba da ƙafafun da aka miƙa zuwa gaba."Collection online - The Prudhoe Lions". The British Museum. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

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