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Ushabti: E.GA.6493.1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Shabti, inscribed for the royal scribe, Psamtek, born of Meryneith

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.198 m
Width: 0.055 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Materials used in production

Faience (blue glaze)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: sHD wsir wr? sS nsw tr di ib? psmTk ms mr(y)-nt mAa-xrw Dd.f i wSbtyw ipn ir ip.tw wsir wr? sS nsw tr di ib? psmTk ms mr(y)-nt mAa-xrw r ir kA(w)t nb(wt) ir(wt) im m Xrt-nTr ist Hw sDb(w) im m s r Xrwt.f mk wi kA.tn ip.tw tn r nw nb irrwt im r srdt sxt r smHy wDbw r Xnt Say n imntt (r) iAbtt Ts-pXr mk wi kA.tn
  • Location: Horizontal bands around body; Schneider Tp 3b; 9 lines
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.6493.1943
Primary reference Number: 60077
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 23 November 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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