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Cylinder Seal with Cartouches of Amenemhat III and Hieroglyphs

Egyptian (Artist)
ca. 1831-1550 BCE (Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period)
steatite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

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).

Inscription

[Inscription, Middle Egyptian; Transliteration] sA-ra jmn-m-HA.t nsw-bjtj ni-maA.t-ra
[Translation] Son of Re: Amenemhat; Lord of the Two Lands: Nimaatra

Provenance
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Joseph Abemayor, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 1 5/8 x Diam: 3/8 in. (4.2 x 1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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42.235

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