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Weight of king Senwosret III
General Information

Parellelepiped-shaped weight bearing the cartouche of king Senwosret III and the designation 70 deben.

Number 15.3.233
Storing Place The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York - United States of America
Material Granite
Type Weight
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place Memphis - Cairo - Egypt
Width 6.5 cm
Height 9 cm
Thickness 5.5 cm
Historical Period The Twelfth dynasty – The Middle Kingdom
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

sn wsrt di anx Dt 70 dbn


Translation

Senwosret given life eternally 70 deben.

Scientific Publishing

S.R.K. Glanville, Weights and balances in ancient Egypt, Royal Institution of Great Britain, 1935, 31.

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