Corner of a Sheet Inscribed with the Cartouche of Neferure

Corner of a Sheet Inscribed with the Cartouche of Neferure


Period: New Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early

Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign

Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), layer Xb, Mummy of Ramose, MMA excavations, 1935–36

Medium: Linen, ink

Dimensions: L. 22 × W. 12.5 cm (8 11/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Framed: 9.8 × 6.5 cm (3 13/16 × 2 9/16 in.)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number: 36.3.149
This fragment of linen is inscribed in ink with the cartouche of Hatshepsut's daughter, Neferure. It came from a bandage used in wrapping of the mummy of Ramose, the father of Senenmut (36.3.252) and husband of Hatnefer (36.3.1). The bandage had been torn from a coarse linen sheet and was 7 1/2 inches wide (19 cm) and almost 15 feet long (455 cm). The original sheet probably came from a storeroom of goods set aside for the use of the princess. An entire sheet used in Ramose's mummy wrappings was also inscribed with Neferure's name (36.3.148).

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