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Cartonnage panel represents Qebehsenuef
General Information

This is one of the cartonnage trappings that once laid over the mummy of a dignitary named Baket. It represents Qebesenuef, one of the four sons of Horus. To the left, there is a vertical text of hieroglyphic script.

Number 00539
Storing Place The California Institute of World Archaeology - California - United States of America
Material Cartonnage
Type Mummy cartonnage
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Height 10.5 cm
Historical Period Twenty –Third Dynasty -Third Intermediate Period
General Comments

Although the colors and motifs are similar to those of Dynasty 18, this individual probably lived during the Third Intermediate Period, possibly during Dynasty 23.

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

Dd mdw in qbH snw f


Translation

Words by Qebesenuef

Scientific Publishing

A. Lucas, & J.R. Harris, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries, (New York, 1999), 9, 35

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