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Hieroglyphs: A Glimpse into the Ancient World

  • Vikki Griffin

Vikki Griffin

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Egyptian Art / The Met

    This "dummy" jug is made of solid stone and was intended as a piece of burial equipment.
    Although the inscription names both the Mayor of Thebes Sennefer and his wife, the Royal Nurse Senetnay, it was probably intended for her burial.
    Like other royal wet-nurses, Senetnay had been given a tomb in the royal cemetery we now call the Valley of the Kings.
    Four canopic jars inscribed for her as well as numerous other dummy jars (some inscribed with Senetnay's name alone, others with hers and Sennefer's) were discovered in tomb number 42 (KV 42) in 1900.

Door Jamb of Rau

Egyptian Art / The Met

    The text on the door jambs state that Rau's tomb was given as a favor from Thutmose III.
    Rau was also Chief Steward of the god Amun whose principal temple was at Karnak.

Shabti of Paser, the Vizier of Seti I and Ramesses II

vizier under Seti I and Ramesses II / The Met

    This is a shabti of Paser, who is shown in a mummiform and carrying two hoes and a basket.
    The shabti is inscribed with six horizontal lines of text, which are intended to free the owner from obligatory tasks in the afterlife.
    The shabti was found in the tomb of Paser.

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