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Statuette of Iret

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Statuette of a squatting man wearing a knee-long kilt and a long wig leaving the ears exposed; open hands are lying on the knees, palms downwards. On the kilt there are two vertical columns of incised hieroglyphs; another inscription is carved around the base of the statuette.

Present location

STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM [10/002] PETERSBURG

Inventory number

1476

Dating

MIDDLE KINGDOM

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

FIGURINE/STATUETTE

Material

GRANITE

Technique

HEWN; POLISHED

Height

16.8 cm

Translation

Inscription A - (1) Revered in front of the Elder God, Lord of the Sky. (2) For the Ka of Iret, true of voice.
Inscription B - (1) A boon given by the king (to) Geb, //////////// Father of the Ennead - - - (2) of bread, beer, cattle, fowl, every good thing for the Ka of Iret born of Sat-sebek true of voice.

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