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Cylinder Seal with Cartouches of Amenemhat III and Hieroglyphs

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Description

<p>This cylinder seal is inscribed with the throne name (Nimaatra) and the birth name (Amenemhat) of king Amenemhat III (ca. 1831-1786 BCE). Seals inscribed with the name Amenemhat III continued to be made after this king's reign through the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1650-1550 BCE).</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.235' rel='external'>Cylinder Seal with Cartouches of Amenemhat III and Hieroglyphs</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

Inscriptions (2)

Inscription #1

English description

[Inscription, Middle Egyptian; Transliteration] sA-ra jmn-m-HA.t nsw-bjtj ni-maA.t-ra
Inscription #2

English description

[Translation] Son of Re: Amenemhat; Lord of the Two Lands: Nimaatra

Connections

Royals Amenemhat

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 42.235 tier-2
  • Walters-id 10555 tier-2
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