Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience (158)

Isetemkhebit (I) Worker – Ast-m-Ax-bit (I)

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Isetemkheb, Isetemkhebi, Istemkheb, Asetemachbit, Asetemakhbit.

The name means ‘Isis is in Ipu (Akhmim)

Two shabti series from Isetemkhebit have been attributed to A.126, but it is likely that they are two different ladies. Five different burials have been found named to Isetemkhebit...

Meretamen / Amenmeret – imn-mrt Typ 1

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

Tentipet – Tnt-ipt Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

Pakharu – pA-xArw Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Ahaneferamon, Ahaneferamen, Pakharou, Pacharu, Pachel

The foreign name Pakaru means ‘The Palestinian’, he was also named Ahanéferamon, the brave fighter of Amen (Aubert). The name Pakharu is used on his shabtis and Book of the Dead...

Tentipet – Tnt-ipt Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

Mehunedjem Type 1 – mHw-nDm

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Mehounedjem, Mehtaunedjem

The name means ‘The pleasant North-wind’

During the evacuation of the Bab el Gasus cache, Bouriant registered Mehunedjem on his shabtis list...

Pakharu – pA-xArw Worker Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun. Also known as Ahaneferamon, Ahaneferamen, Pakharou, Pacharu, Pachel The foreign name Pakaru means ‘The Palestinian’, he was also named Ahanéferamon, the brave fighter of Amen (Aubert). The name Pakharu is used on his shabtis and Book of the Dead...

Khonsuenrenep – xnsw-n-rnp

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Khonsemrenep, Khonsuemrenep, Khonsouemrenep, Khonsuenrenpet.

The name means ‘Khonsu is a youngling’

Wab-priest of Amen, Scribe of the domain of Khonsu Liliane Aubert mentions other intriguing functions of this important priest. “The inscriptions adorning his sarcophagus (Niwinski pg...

Nestanebettawy – ns-tA-nbt-tAwy

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Nestanebtawy, Nesitanebtaui, Nestanebettaouy

The name means ‘She who belongs to the Lady of the Two Lands

The name Nestanebettawy occurs at least five times in the Bab el Gasus find. The tricky part is that the ladies were all singers for Amen...

Shabti for Padihoremheb

Oushebti présentant les instruments aratoires en relief. Il porte une inscription en T au nom de Neferka, fils de Isetrechti, prêtre scribe dans le château de Ptah Faïence verdâtre.

Bibliographie:

Hans D. Schneider, "A Catalogue of the collection of shabtis in the national museum of antiquities at Leiden"1975, ref 3.2.25 J.F Aubert et L...

Henuttawy A – Hnwt-tAwy A Worker 1 (2)

Duat Hathor and Mistress of the Two Lands (Queen)

Deir el-Bahri - Cache I - Royal Cache DB320

Also known as Henouttawy, Honittaoui

It is assumed that Henuttawy is a daughter of Ramses XI, the last king of the 20th dynasty. She becomes Pinedjem I’s first wife, has many titles and plays an important role at court...

Tentosorkon – Tnt-sArknA Overseer

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

Tentosorkon – Tnt-sArknA Worker (2)

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

Userhatmes – wsr-HAt-ms Type 3 Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Userhetmes, Ouserhatmes

The name means ‘The (Holy barque) wsr-Hat-ms is born

Wab-priest at the prow of the sacred barque of Mut, mistress of the sky, Scribe of the treasury of the supreme chief of the harem of Amen, Wab-priest of Amen, the king of the gods...

Mehunedjem Type 1 – mHw-nDm

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Mehounedjem, Mehtaunedjem

The name means ‘The pleasant North-wind’

During the evacuation of the Bab el Gasus cache, Bouriant registered Mehunedjem on his shabtis list. We only know of this person’s existence from the shabtis that were found

Mehunedjem is one of the persons from the B&G cache, who cannot be matched with any of ...

Henuttawy A – Hnwt-tAwy A Worker 1

Duat Hathor and Mistress of the Two Lands (Queen)

Deir el-Bahri - Cache I - Royal Cache DB320

Also known as Henouttawy, Honittaoui

It is assumed that Henuttawy is a daughter of Ramses XI, the last king of the 20th dynasty. She becomes Pinedjem I’s first wife, has many titles and plays an important role at court. Originally she has her own tomb in an unknown location, and before she is interred in the secret ca...

Nesypawtytawy – nsy-pAw-ty-tAwy Type 2 Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Nespaoutytaouy, Nespautytawy, Nesypautitawy, Nesypautawy, Nespautitaui, Nesipautiutaui

His name means ‘The one who belongs to the God

Singer of West-Thebes, Wab-priest of Mut, Wab-priest of Amen, Scribe of the temple of Amen.

With the title it-nTr n imn, God’s Father of Amen

Origin: Deir el-Bahri,...

Menkheperra B – mn-xpr-ra Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Menkheperre

The name means ‘The future of Re is stable

Third prophet of Amen-Re, the king of the gods, Greatest of Re-Atem’s seers in Thebes, Setem priest in the Horizon of Eternity, God’s father and Third prophet of Khonsu in Thebes Neferhotep, Chief of the cattle in the house of Re in the domain of Amen Son of Tjanefer A and Ga...