In this paper, the group statue of Amenhotep and his family is presented for the first time. Amenhotep was a “sS wDHw n Imn m Ipt-swt” “scribe of the offering tables of Amun in Karnak”. This statue is currently preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, where it is divided into six unequal pieces (CG 623, 855, 965 A-B, 1000 and 1012). Although the left side of the statue is in poor condition, it still deserves a comprehensive analysis as its photos and inscriptions were never published. However, what remains of the inscriptions is of high quality. There is no documentation about the statue’s provenance in the museum’s records. A major aspect that contributes to the importance of the piece is the genealogy of a member of the family of scribes
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This article presents a detailed examination of a fragmentary private group statue currently preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo1. The statue is made of painted sandstone. Its maximum height is 89 cm, maximum length 55 cm, and maximum depth 47 cm2. The piece is in a bad state of preservation judging by the missing parts: the upper torso of the wife, the statue of the daughter (located to the left of the woman’s legs), along with the left hands of Amenhotep, and the inscriptions on the left side of the statue (the woman’s side).
The statue depicts Amenhotep and his wife seated on a rectangular seat with a tall backrest and a pedestal protruding out of the seat. The woman’s arm is embracing Amenhotep, whereas the man’s arm is difficult to judge because it is missing. Most likely, it is in the same position. Their daughter is supposed to be standing on the left side of her mother’s legs . Beneath the couple’s legs is a block used as a footstool for the group’s legs. The seat and the footstool are painted …show more content…
sAt.f Mrytm: “His daughter, Meryt” (CG 623). sAt (?).f Nbt-tAwy : “his daughter (?), Nebettawy”n (CG 623).
Commentary on the Inscriptions:
a) The Htp sign is not mentioned by BORCHARDT even though it is clear in the original piece .
b) sn is supposed to be written with the three strokes for the plural form. After sn, it should be prrt nbt Hr wDHw instead of prrt nb Hr wDHw, which is the text written on the right side of the seat .
c) In the Catalogue Général, the word wDHw is written differently on the right and left sides of the seat. It was written with “the basket” sign (nbw) on the left side and with “the sandy tract” sign (GARDINER, sign list, N18) on the right side . I think “the basket” sign should be substituted by the “sandy tract” sign; however, it is a little bit elongated on the left side. Compare the left side with Amenhotep’s title on the other fragments of the statue.
d) The feast list ends with the phrase “m Hb nb n pt n tA : in every feast of heaven and earth”, which is a standard ending in the New Kingdom as mentioned by SPALINGER
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This article presents a detailed examination of a fragmentary private group statue currently preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo1. The statue is made of painted sandstone. Its maximum height is 89 cm, maximum length 55 cm, and maximum depth 47 cm2. The piece is in a bad state of preservation judging by the missing parts: the upper torso of the wife, the statue of the daughter (located to the left of the woman’s legs), along with the left hands of Amenhotep, and the inscriptions on the left side of the statue (the woman’s side).
The statue depicts Amenhotep and his wife seated on a rectangular seat with a tall backrest and a pedestal protruding out of the seat. The woman’s arm is embracing Amenhotep, whereas the man’s arm is difficult to judge because it is missing. Most likely, it is in the same position. Their daughter is supposed to be standing on the left side of her mother’s legs . Beneath the couple’s legs is a block used as a footstool for the group’s legs. The seat and the footstool are painted …show more content…
sAt.f Mrytm: “His daughter, Meryt” (CG 623). sAt (?).f Nbt-tAwy : “his daughter (?), Nebettawy”n (CG 623).
Commentary on the Inscriptions:
a) The Htp sign is not mentioned by BORCHARDT even though it is clear in the original piece .
b) sn is supposed to be written with the three strokes for the plural form. After sn, it should be prrt nbt Hr wDHw instead of prrt nb Hr wDHw, which is the text written on the right side of the seat .
c) In the Catalogue Général, the word wDHw is written differently on the right and left sides of the seat. It was written with “the basket” sign (nbw) on the left side and with “the sandy tract” sign (GARDINER, sign list, N18) on the right side . I think “the basket” sign should be substituted by the “sandy tract” sign; however, it is a little bit elongated on the left side. Compare the left side with Amenhotep’s title on the other fragments of the statue.
d) The feast list ends with the phrase “m Hb nb n pt n tA : in every feast of heaven and earth”, which is a standard ending in the New Kingdom as mentioned by SPALINGER