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Pin of Amenemhat IV
General Information

An openwork gold plaque; decorated with figures of the king offering to a god. The scene represents King Amenemhat IV offering a vase of unguent to Atum. The king wears the 'khat' bag-wig with uraeus, the kilt with tail and the 'shendiyt'-apron. He holds an unguent container in his hands. Between the two figures are the hieroglyphs.

Number 59194
Storing Place The British Museum - London - United Kingdom
Material Gold
Type Clasp
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Width 3.1 cm
Height 3.1 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 )

nTr nfr mAa xrw ra tm nb iwnw dit m (D)t


Translation

The Good God, Makherure (Amenemhat IV), Atum, lord of Heliopolis, giving unguent.

Scientific Publishing

C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, (London, 1990), 89, no. 65a.

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