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Source Description
A situla is a vessel that held liquid offerings used in rituals for the gods. This one is inscribed with the names of King Kashta and his daughter Amenirdis. Kashta was the first Nubian king who ruled over Kush (Nubia) and parts of Egypt during the 25th dynasty. His daughter Amenirdis I was the "God's wife of Amen" at Thebes-the most important priestly office in Egypt at that time. This small situla might have been used by Amenidris I as a child during her education as a priestess.
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Document identity
localId
76443
label
Situla Bearing the names of Kashta and Amenirdis
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Source metadata
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76443
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object
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normalized
title
Situla Bearing the names of Kashta and Amenirdis
description
A situla is a vessel that held liquid offerings used in rituals for the gods. This one is inscribed with the names of King Kashta and his daughter Amenirdis. Kashta was the first Nubian king who ruled over Kush (Nubia) and parts of Egypt during the 25th dynasty. His daughter Amenirdis I was the "God's wife of Amen" at Thebes-the most important priestly office in Egypt at that time. This small situla might have been used by Amenidris I as a child during her education as a priestess.
provenance
Tano estate, Luxor; Dr. Hans Goedicke, Baltimore, 1957, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
date
745-715 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Metal
situlae
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
16.2
height
5.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 3/8 x Diam: 2 3/16 in. (16.2 x 5.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Kushite
inscriptions
[Transliteration] Jmn-jr-dj=s K_st_
dynasty
25th Dynasty
reign
Kashtar (ca. 746 BC)
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bronze
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6182
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EGY
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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