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Vase of Amenemopet

General Information

A beautiful gold vase with carved stripes on the body reveals the fine taste and skills of the craftsmen of this period. According to the cartouches engraved on the neck of the vase, it belonged to Amenemopet.

Number	85896
Storing Place	Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material	Gold
Type	Vessel
Type of Script	Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place	Tanis - El- Sharkeya Governate - Egypt
Historical Period	The Twenty-First Dynasty – The Third Intermediate Period

General Comments

The tomb was discovered by the Egyptologist Pierre Montet in AD 1940; it is considered to be one of the major Egyptians discoveries because of the great importance of the precious goods found in the tomb. These include a silver sarcophagus, jewelry, cups, jugs, and vases made from precious metals like this one. This marvelous discovery is known as "the Treasures of Tanis."

Inscriptions on the Monument

The text

Transliteration

( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

nTr nfr Imn m ipt mry Imn mry wsir skr nb AbDw

Translation

The good god, Amenemopet Meryamun, beloved by Osiris-Sokar, Lord of Rosetau.

Scientific Publishing

H. Stierlin, The Gold of the Pharaohs, (Paris, 1997), 177,179.