Reproduction
Object Category
weights
Description
Weight, red jasper, from Tell el Retabeh. Broken. Inscribed in hieroglyphs "[dual] king Khety Nebkaura living forever" in cartouche, refering to one of the kings of the Ninth to Tenth Dynasties, ruling northern Egypt. This is the only contemporary inscription of the king, otherwise known from Middle Kingdom literature as the ruler in the Tale of Khuninpu ('tale of the Eloquent Peasant').
Collector
Publications
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, X.9.2.
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Hyksos and Israelite Cities, pl. XXXII; pl. XXXIII.
- Trope, Betsy Teasley, Excavating Egypt. Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Production Period
9th Dynasty
Material
Dimensions
height: 5 cms
width: 3.9 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC11782
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
