Catalogue of Inscribed Shabtis in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

17 Amen-em-ipet
Catalogue of Inscribed Shabtis in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Blue faience
Good condition. Front of feet restored.
Well proportioned but very thick. Modelling fair but virtually no facial features.
Black painted details - two hoes, full eyes, eyebrows, striated wig, small rectangular
basket with square hatching and two short straps to wig.
Eight columns of black painted text all around legs, no borders.
Wsir hm-ntr n imn--ntrw
-pr
Imn-m--hrw dd.i
ink d
i m bsk ib n
wr
The Osiris, Prophet of Amun-Re King of the Gods,
Overseer of Secrets, Chief Scribe of the Craftsmen of the Temple of Amun,
Amen-em-ipet, true of voice: I say,
It is I who seeks the Weary One,
who came forth from Wenu; I live
from the entrails (and) heart of
the Great Baboon.
H 103, max W 40; base depth 32, W 22 mm
Presented by Miss Coles.
1952A814
Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga tomb u
Third Intermediate Period (21st dynasty)
For other shabtis and commentary on the text see Aubert pl.41 fig. 97 and p.173;
-196; Schneider vol. 1, 333.
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