Catalogue of Inscribed Shabtis in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

11 Im-Hotep
Catalogue of Inscribed Shabtis in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Whitish faience, originally green, browning on back of head and
shoulders.
Well preserved.
Well modelled though proportions somewhat elongated. Hands crossed
right over left. Top of right sleeve only indicated.
Left hand holds pick without cross-bar, right hand a hoe. Wears short
straight beard with feint traces of impressed hatching and plain lappet
wig, longer at back than front; no horizontal bands. Tall square-hatched
trapezoidal basket over left shoulder on a single cord.
Single column of impressed text down front, borders at sides and top.
Wsir Ii-m-htp ms B3stt-ir-di.s
The Osiris Im-hotep born of Bastet-irdis
H 104, max W 27; base depth 19, W 16 mm
Transferred from the Wellcome Institute, 1969 [122408].
1969W1452
Late Period (30 th dynasty)
Schneider 5.3.1.9
12 Iahmes
Green faience.
Broken into two pieces across lower legs. Some brown spotting in
places.
Well modelled, and features clear. Arms crossed right over left
beneath bandages, and only hands and sleeves showing.
Wears long curved plaited beard with herringbone hatching; plain
lappet wig. Holds pick without cross-bar in left hand; narrow hoe
and basket cord in right. Trapezoidal bag with square hatching
over left shoulder.
Single column of impressed text down front, borders to top and
sides.
shd Wsir hm-ntr Pth hry---ms [ms] Nfr--hrw
The illuminated one, the Osiris, prophet of Ptah, Overseer of
Secrets in the Great Place, Iahmes [born of] Nefer-sekhmet, true
of voice
H 131, max W 37; base depth 27, W 21 mm
Presented by Miss Pritty on behalf of her late father, R.O.L. Pritty, in 1984.
1984A2
Late Period (27 th dynasty)
Saqqara?
Petrie 610-611; Aubert, 242-243
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