Pectoral of Tutankhamun
General Information

It is a pectoral decorated in a complex way: the central part of the pectoral, which represents the name of the king, consists, in the middle, of a large lapis lazuli scarab. Below it is the hieroglyphic sign "neb", which resembles a basket inlaid with blue glass; above this are the solar and lunar disks made of electrum. The central scarab is provided with the wings of a falcon. At the bottom of the pectoral is a frieze of lotus flowers.

Number JE 61890
Storing Place Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material Gold and semiprecious stones
Type Pectoral
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place Valley of the kings - Luxor - Egypt
Found By Howard Carter
Historical Period The Eighteenth Dynasty – The New Kingdom
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
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nb xprw ra


Translation

Nebkheperure.

Scientific Publishing

H. Stierlin, The Gold of the Pharaohs, (Paris, 1997), 57.