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The lower part of a theophorous statue. Tefnakht, dressed in a short kilt, is represented kneeling, holding an image of seating Neith flanked by two falcons in front of him. On the base under the feet of Neith there are two horizontal lines of hieroglyphs (inscription A); inscriptions B and C are on her seat, under the figures of the falcons. On the front and proper left sides of the base of the statue are placed two lines (inscription D); symmetrical inscription on the right side is entirely lost. The back pillar is covered by two vertical columns of inscription E.

The lower part of a theophorous statue. Tefnakht, dressed in a short kilt, is represented kneeling, holding an image of seating Neith flanked by two falcons in front of him. On the base under the feet of Neith there are two horizontal lines of hieroglyphs (inscription A); inscriptions B and C are on her seat, under the figures of the falcons. On the front and proper left sides of the base of the statue are placed two lines (inscription D); symmetrical inscription on the right side is entirely lost. The back pillar is covered by two vertical columns of inscription E.

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rs(.t)-n.t

pA-dj-Hrw-rs(.t)-n.t

t(Aj)-f-nx.tj

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Hieroglyphs \|A1-D&d&md-n:tR24\r3-wr:r-nTr(.:t#24)-! \|A2-nb:pt-W10:t-nTr-nTr-nTr-B1-! \|B1-D&d&md-n-G5-nb-! \|B2-mH-n-tpr-nTraA\r3-nb-pt-! \|C1-D&d&md-n-G5-nb-! \|C2-swS3-nTraA\r3-nb-pt-! \|D1-//-O70-F1&H1&Z2-R7W10B-S113-i(S:t)-nb-nfr(r:t)-W54-M30-anxnTr-//-! \|D2-//-t-f-n-D40-G39&Z1-S42O84-nTrHm-swS3-p-D37-G5-swS3-ir-n-nb-prZ1-//-! \|E1-v/-X8-sw-O3-F1:H1-Z3-n:kA-r:x-sw-.:t:f-D40:f-G26Ax-Htp:k-Aa15:pt-S40-s-k:Aa15:N16-Aa13:xrw\r3:k-Aa15:R10-.:(tR12)-//-! \|E2-v/-sw-X8-Htp:tp-n:(t:t)*R24\r3-nb:G39&N5-O3-F1:H1-Z3-x:r-nb:nfr-n:kA-S42-O84\-nTr-Hm-sw-S3-p:D37-//-//-!
Transliteration Dd mdw n.t Nj.t wr nTr [mw.t] nb(.t) p.t Hn.t nTr.w Dd mdw n Hrw nb mHnt nTr aA nb p.t Dd mdw n Hrw-nb rs(.t)-n.t nTr aA nb p.t [ ] pr.t-xr.w kA.w Apd.w snTr Ssr mnx.t jSt nb(.t) nfr.t wab(.t) bnr anx nTr [jm] t(Aj)-f-nx.tj sA xrp-Hw.t Hmw nTr rs(.t)-n.t pA-dj-Hrw-rs(.t)-n.t jr nb(.t) pr [ ] [Htp] dj (nj)-sw(.t) pr.t-xr.w kA.w Apd.w n kA (j)r(j)-x(j)-(nj)-sw(.t) Hmw kA.f t(Aj)-f-nx.tj AH.k m p.t wAs.k m tA mAa(.t)-xrw.k m Xr(.t)-nTr HkA [Htp] dj (nj)-sw(.t) n.t Nj.t nb(.t) sAw pr.t-xr.w kA.w Apd.w x.t nb.t nfr.t n kA xrp-Hw.t Hmw-nTr rs(.t)-n.t pA-dj-[Hrw-rs.t-n.t]
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From the collection of Laval; the date, place and method of acquisition are unrecorded.

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Bibliography

Lieblein J., Die Aegyptischen Denkmaler in St.Petersburg. Helsingfors, Uppsala und Copenhagen, Christiania, 1873, S.11.
Golenischeff W., Ermitage Imperial. Inventaire de la collection #gyptienne. S.l., 1891, p.89, no.742.
Lapis I.A., Matthieu M.E., Drevneegipetskaya skul'ptura v sobranii Gosudarstvennogo Ermitazha. Moscow, 1969, pp.110-111, cat.no.118, tab.III,118, fig.74.

General Comment


Provenance: 
The records of Mekhent and Resent testify to Sais as the provenance of the statue.

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