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Source Description
This steatite scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with horizontally arranged writing naming an individual and making a statement of social status. The back of the scarab is incised with a very detailed design. The workmanship of the piece is good and it is carefully made. The scarab functioned as a private name seal, and as a user individualized amulet. It was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should guarantee constancy of individual existence and social status. Meri was the High priest of Amun in Thebes in the reign of Amenophis II (1428-1397 BCE). He is well known from his tomb in Thebes, and his statue in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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21040
label
Scarab with Name of Meri
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Source metadata
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21040
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title
Scarab with Name of Meri
description
This steatite scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with horizontally arranged writing naming an individual and making a statement of social status. The back of the scarab is incised with a very detailed design. The workmanship of the piece is good and it is carefully made. The scarab functioned as a private name seal, and as a user individualized amulet. It was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should guarantee constancy of individual existence and social status. Meri was the High priest of Amun in Thebes in the reign of Amenophis II (1428-1397 BCE). He is well known from his tomb in Thebes, and his statue in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1428-1397 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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7
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7
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.9
height
1.4
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3/8 x W: 9/16 x L: 13/16 in. (0.9 x 1.4 x 2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] Chief of the Two Lands / to his boundaries
High priest of / Amun: Meri.
dynasty
18th Dynasty
reign
Amenophis II (1428-1397 BC)
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beige-brown steatite
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6182
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EGY
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none
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