Scarab of Amenemhet
ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
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Caption
Scarab of Amenemhet, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 5/8 x 7/8 in. (0.9 x 1.6 x 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.123.105.
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Scarab of Amenemhet
Date
ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
Period
Second Intermediate Period
Medium
Steatite, glaze
Classification
Dimensions
3/8 x 5/8 x 7/8 in. (0.9 x 1.6 x 2.3 cm)
Inscriptions
Newberry suggests “Servant of (?) the child who censed the prince (?). Cooney adds, “I suggest Hrd n k3p, Imn-m-h3t, ‘the child of the Harim, Amenemhat.’ I cannot see the basis for Newberry’s reading.”
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
44.123.105
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