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Funerary cone of Djedher

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Funerary cone with an inscription of six horizontal lines. It belonged to Djedher, son of Ankh-Hor, and his mother was called Shepensepedet. His family was of good lineage and was related to a great chief of the Meshwesh, a Lybian tribe living in Egypt, which was later to found the 22nd Dynasty. The cone is formed like a small drum and shows remnants of white paint.

Present location

MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID

Inventory number

16022

Dating

22ND DYNASTY (not before); 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD; 24TH DYNASTY AND CONTEMPORARIES (not after)

Archaeological Site

THEBES: WEST BANK ?

Category

FUNERARY CONE

Material

CLAY; POTTERY

Technique

LOW RELIEF

Diameter

8,8 cm

Translation

(1) Djedher True of Voice,
(2) son of Ankh-Hor, son of the noble,
(3) the prince, the great chief of the Meshwesh
(4) the prince, the chief of the prophets of Banebdjed,
Djedher,
(5) his mother is the Lady of the House Shepensepedet,
(6) True of Voice.

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