Fragment Mentioning Offerings
ca. 1844–1835 B.C.E.
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Object Label
More than one-fifth of the over seven hundred ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic signs represent animals or parts of animals.
Scribes used animal images in hieroglyphs to represent sounds as well as the animal itself. Here, the image of a duck fledgling in the upper left section of the relief represents the word for “pellet,” referring to a piece of incense. The sound tja was found in the two words for “duck fledgling” and “pellet” in the ancient Egyptian language, making this hieroglyph the convention for representing that sound.
Scribes used animal images in hieroglyphs to represent sounds as well as the animal itself. Here, the image of a duck fledgling in the upper left section of the relief represents the word for “pellet,” referring to a piece of incense. The sound tja was found in the two words for “duck fledgling” and “pellet” in the ancient Egyptian language, making this hieroglyph the convention for representing that sound.
Caption
Fragment Mentioning Offerings, ca. 1844–1835 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 11 1/4 x 17 x 3 3/4 in., 42 lb. (28.6 x 43.2 x 9.5 cm, 19.05kg). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 14.667. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Fragment Mentioning Offerings
Date
ca. 1844–1835 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 12
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place excavated: Lahun, Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 17 x 3 3/4 in., 42 lb. (28.6 x 43.2 x 9.5 cm, 19.05kg)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
14.667
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