Shabti of the chantress Amun Anhai

Shabti of the chantress Amun Anhai

Painted clay shabti of the Ramesside Period, with frontal column of hieroglyphs naming a woman named Anhay. Despite the crude quality, the owner must have belonged to the middle-ranking elite, as she bears the title 'chantress of Amun' given in the New Kingdom to wives of officials. Dozens of shabtis were placed in shabti boxes buried beside the coffin at this period.

Present location NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number E72:99

Dating 19TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site UNKNOWN

Category SHABTI

Material POTTERY

Technique PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL; PAINTED

Height 17.5 cm

Width 4.5 cm

Depth 3 cm

Translation

the illuminated the Osiris chantress of Amun Anhay

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