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Pectoral of Psusennes I

General Information

winged scarab pectoral of King Psusennes I. The main element of the composition is a large scarab of dark stone, built in a golden frame. It has two large narrow wings encrusted with multicolored glass. The scarab lies upon the Shen sign of universal power inlaid with brown jasper.

Number	JE 85787, 85797, 85
Storing Place	Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material	Gold and semiprecious stones
Type	Pectoral
Type of Script	Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place	Tanis - El- Sharkeya Governate - Egypt
Width	15.5 cm
Height	14.5 cm
Historical Period	The Twenty-First Dynasty – The Third Intermediate Period

Inscriptions on the Monument

Text

Transliteration

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

mry imn pA sbA xa n niwt

Translation

Meriamun Pasebakhaienniut (the star the appears in the city, beloved of Amen)

Scientific Publishing

C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, (London, 1990), 78-79.