Shabti of Amenhotep III

Shabti of Amenhotep III


Period: New Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 18

Reign: reign of Amenhotep III

Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Valley of the Kings, West probably, Tomb of Amenhotep III (WV 22) probably

Medium: Ebony, yellow paste

Dimensions: H. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915

Accession Number: 15.2.11

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Fragmentary ushabtis of Akhenaten

Fragmentary ushabtis of Akhenaten from his original tomb in Amarna, now in the Brooklyn Museum

The tomb of Merefnebef

In front of and above the characters are ten columns of text mentioning their names and titles. Thus, on the north side are, Merefnebef, Meresankh and the two sons Mem the Elder and Manefer; on the south, Merefnebef, Sesheshet and the two sons Fefi and Manefer.

The two women have a long tripartite wig, and long tight dresses with two broad straps covering the breasts.

Sesheshet, who here has the title of "his wife", is represented several times in the tomb. Meresankh, however, is only represented here and only with the title "Honoured by Anubis", which probably indicates that she had died when the scene was created. As everywhere else in the chapel, male bodies are painted red, and that of females yellow. The clothes of both males and females are always white.

Merefnebef is represented in the same way as on the facade, in a combination of frontal and lateral views; his head is shaved, and he doesn't have an artificial beard. He wears a long skirt, held by a belt of the same material and fastened at the front; he wears sandals on his feet. This type of representation of the vizier is found only here. In contrast, elsewhere in the tomb, he always wears a wig (either long or short), a beard, and a short kilt.

Why therefore this exception? It could be bound to the location of the scenes : that of leaving his tomb. Perhaps he wanted to appear in a special state of purity on his "exit" from the other world.

The tomb of Merefnebef was discovered in 1997 on the site of Saqqara, by a team from The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the Warsaw University, controlled by Prof. Karol Myśliwiec. The discovery followed two years of location work on the terrain, notably geophysical, followed by surveys.

http://www.osirisnet.net/mastabas/merefnebef/e_merefnebef_01.htm

The tomb of Irukaptah at Saqqara, also called Khenu

Irukaptah holds, by the stem, a lotus flower which he holds in front of his nose in order to breathe perfume from it. As already seen in many other monuments, it is about a symbol of rebirth, but it was rare for men at this period. It is however found in two almost contemporary mastabas, the one of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep (which is already present on OsirisNet) which is also under the Unas causeway, and the one of Iymery (G6020) which is at Giza (see ch-78). The scene showing Niankhkhnum breathing the lotus is located in good place, in the impressive hallway which leads into the part of the burial carved into the cliff (see tb-30 and tb-31). Irukaptah could not fail to see it and it is quite possible that it served as a model for him.

In front of Irukaptah's face, can be read the following, inscribed in black: "The libationer and butcher of the palace, Irukaptah".

The tomb of Irukaptah at Saqqara, also called Khenu

http://www.osirisnet.net/mastabas/iroukaptah/e_iroukaptah_01.htm

The tomb of Irukaptah at Saqqara, also called Khenu

Coffin lid

Coffin lid

Gesso painted wood

Ptolemaic period

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Upper part of a coffin lid

Upper part of a coffin lid

wood

19th dynasty

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mummy cartonnages

Fragments of ancient Egyptian mummy cartonnages in the Musée des beaux-arts in Rennes, in France. Maybe from Thebes. Date : 22th or 23th dynasty (third intermediary period). This kind of carefully ornated cartonnage used to cover the mummy in the tombs during this pediod. Upper left : 27.19.95.4. Cartonnage fragment with falcon, mentioning a T(A)NE(T)KHAT (?), right [thigh ?]. Bottom left : D.08.5.34. Cartonnage fragment with name DJED-AMON, right side