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Bead of treasury overseer Amenhotep
General Information

Cornelian 'sweret' bead incised with the name of the Treasury Overseer Amenhotep. Pierced longitudinally.

Number 30643
Storing Place The British Museum - London - United Kingdom
Material Carnelian
Type Bead
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Height 4.56 cm
Historical Period The New Kingdom
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

m-r pr Imn-Htp MAa xrw


Translation

Overseer of the treasury Amenhotep, true of voice.

Scientific Publishing

C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, (London, 1990), 197, no. 183c.

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