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Cylinder Seal with Cartouche of Amenemhat III and Hieroglyphs
Description
<p>This cylinder seal is inscribed with the birth name of king Amenemhat III (Nimaatre) enclosed within a cartouche, along with an inscription to the god Henti-Het. This god came from a town in the Delta, and during the Middle Kingdom, Henti-Het had the body of the crocodile and the head of a falcon. 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/42.398' rel='external'>Cylinder Seal with Cartouche 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] xntj-Xtj mry nj-mAa.t-ra
Inscription #2
English description
[Translation] Beloved of Henti-Het: Nimaatre
Connections
Royals
Amenemhat
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.398 tier-2
- Walters-id 14614 tier-2
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