Part of the base of a statue of Djesernetjeru

Part of the base of a statue of Djesernetjeru

Inscribed portion of the pedestal from a statue of a deity. This inscription has been cut at an unknown date from the corner of a statue of a god, one in a series created for the jubilee of king Amenhotep III in c.1360 BC. The god is named in the hieroglyphic inscription as Djesernetjeru, lord of the jubilee, an obscure deity whose principal role may have been only to protect one part of the jubilee rites.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1896:19

Dating

AMENHOTEP III/AMENOPHIS III/NEBMAATRE

Archaeological Site

THEBES: EAST BANK ?

Category

PEDESTAL

Material

GRANITE

Technique

CARVED; INCISED

Height

31.5 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Depth

14 cm

Translation

Dual king Nebmaatra given life, beloved of Djesernetjeru lord of the sed-festival

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