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Unguent Tablet

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An aragonite tablet with seven circular depressions and above them the names of seven sacred oils used in funerary ceremonies. Such oils were standardised, derived largely from plants and had been in use since the Old Kingdom. The god of sacred oils was Nefertem, son of Ptah, and who was also the god of the primeval lotus blossom.

Present location

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL

Inventory number

M13815

Dating

NEW KINGDOM

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

UNSPECIFIED TOMB EQUIPMENT

Material

UNSPECIFIED ROCK

Technique

WORKED; POLISHED

Height

12 cm

Width

5.7 cm

Translation

[The names of the seven sacred oils used during the funeral ceremonies and including a cedar oil.]

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