Cylinder Seal with the Name of Pepy I
ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E.
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Caption
Cylinder Seal with the Name of Pepy I, ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E.. Steatite, 2 13/16 x Diam. 3/4 in. (7.1 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.123.32. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Cylinder Seal with the Name of Pepy I
Date
ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 6
Period
Old Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Steatite
Classification
Dimensions
2 13/16 x Diam. 3/4 in. (7.1 x 1.9 cm)
Inscriptions
"lector-priest, master of secrets; lector-priest who does what his lord commands; lector-priest who does what his lord favors; King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Mery-re, living forever; the Horus, Mery-tawy, Mery-re."
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
44.123.32
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