Catalogue of Inscribed Shabtis in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

28 Amen-x
Catalogue of Inscribed Shabtis in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Bright blue faience.
Legs re-joined and some slight salt encrustation otherwise good state of preservation.
Fairly crudely modelled with thick legs and no facial features.
Reis figure with painted details in black/dark purple - whip trailing
from right hand which is by side; another whip in left hand which is
across stomach. Solid spot eyes with feint indication of brows. Solid
wig.
Single column of black painted text down front, no borders.
Wsir Imn--hrw
The Osiris Amen-x, true of voice
H 124, max W 40; base depth 24, W 21 mm
Transferred from the Wellcome Institute, 1969 [NN]
1969W2972
Third Intermediate Period
The second part of the name is uncertain; a literal reading would be .
29 Inpu-em-heb
White faience.
Intact but some cracking in several places; surface flaked away under chin.
Fairly crude modelling and facial features indistinct.
Dark purple/black painted details; duplex wig in solid black as are hands. Painted
collar and two stylised hoes. No basket.
Six lines of maroon painted text around body and single column down back.
shd Wsir Inpw-m--hrw dd.f
(ir) hsb.tw Wsir Inpw-m--hrw r irt
k3wt nb(w)t irt m hrt-ntr r srwd
sh(w)t r smhy wdbw
r h
r imntt ist hw n.f sdbw r s [....]
The sehedj, the Osiris Inpu-em-heb, true of voice, he says:
O this shabti if one assigns,
(if) one reckons the Osiris Inpu-em-heb, true of voice to do
any works which are done in the necropolis: to make flourish
the field(s), to irrigate plots,
to transport by boat sand from east
to west then obstacles are placed for him regarding a man [.....]
H 162, max W 52; base depth 30, W 28 mm
Transferred from the Wellcome Institute, 1969 [A7301].
1969W1522
New Kingdom
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