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Sithathor Iunet bracelet
General Information

Sithathor Iunet bracelet formed from alternating section of cornelian and turquoise, it bears hieroglyphic inscriptions naming Amenemhat III.

Storing Place Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material Gold and semiprecious stones
Type Bracelet
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place Lahun - Fayoum - Egypt
Height 8.1 cm
Historical Period The Twelfth dynasty – The Middle Kingdom
General Comments

This bracelet is one of two identical detailed in design bracelets of Sithathor.

Inscriptions on the Monument
Translation

"The good god, Lord of the two lands Amenemhat III, given life."

Scientific Publishing

C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, (London, 1990), 25.

The Digital Library of Inscriptions and Calligraphies, Bibliotheca Alexandrina ©