Graffito of Esmet-Akhom
LAST KNOWN INSCRIPTION WRITTEN IN EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS (AD 394)
The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom; Nesmeterakhem; Philae 436; GPH 436; Esmet-Akhom
The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, also known by its designation Philae 436 or GPH 436, is the last known inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, carved on 24 August AD 394. The inscription, carved in the temple of Philae in southern Egypt, was created by a priest named Nesmeterakhem (or Esmet-Akhom) Another often used translation of the name is Esmet-Akhom or Smet-Akhom.