UNPUBLISHED MIDDLE KINGDOM WOODEN COFFIN OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE Nb(.i) it(.i) | ||
| Shedet | ||
| Volume 12, Issue 12, January 2024, Pages 121-146 PDF (3.69 M) | ||
| Document Type: research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/shedet.2023.194618.1179 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hussien Abdo Khalifa* | ||
| Egyptology - Faculty of Archaeology- South Valley University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper studies a rectangular wooden coffin, that was in a group of antiquities that Zaki Mohareb donated to the Ministry of Antiquities after the issuance of Law No. 117 of 1983, which it housed within the storeroom of Abu- Elgood Museum, Luxor, identified by the inventory number 3686. Currently unpublished, this object's provenance, date, and ownership remain undocumented, it is suggested the provenance of this coffin from Tel Edfu cemetery due to the fact that the owner of the coffin's name and title typically match those on the statue and the offering table were unearthed in Tel Edfu cemetery at 1933. The coffin, attributed to Nebit, the chief of police during the Middle Kingdom, serves as an exemplary representation of this period, it adorned with hieroglyphic inscriptions featuring the Htp di nsw.t and imAxy formulae, the coffin's typological features, writing style, and decorative elements suggest its association with the end of the Twelfth Dynasty and the beginning of the Thirteenth Dynasty. This paper endeavors to translate and interpret the inscriptions and decorations adorning the coffin, presenting a comprehensive transliteration, translation, and analysis of the textual content. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hieroglyphic; Middle kingdom; Nebit; Rectangular Coffin; The chief of police | ||
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