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Limestone statue of a man, standing on a plinth with a back-pillar; left leg forward; arms along the body, hands closed in fist holding a stick; wearing a white shendyt, and a black wig; painted. Inscribed for [GLYPHS] [Hm-nTr HwtHr TnA] "priest of Hathor, Tjena."

Details

  • ID
    GEM_1161
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Tjena, S 832
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    50.0 x 16.0 x 26.0 cm; 11240 g
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_45106
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15076
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Excavator
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • Owner
    Tjena (Tjena)
  • Notes
    From excavations of Hermann Junker, 1914.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Hermann Junker; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE 45106; EMC_SR_2.15076

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • Tjena

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 2

Ancient People

  • Tjena (Tjena)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Tjena (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Limestone standing statue (Cairo JE 45106) inscribed for Tjena, identified as [Hm-nTr HwtHr] priest of Hathor; found in upper niche of S 832 (western shaft) in mastaba of Tjena. Probable owner of limestone false door tablet (40-1-5a) and fragments (40-1-5b, 40-1-5c); tablet inscribed for Tjena, identified as [xnw n HwtHr] musician of Hathor; all found displaced in G 5233 O (tablet 40-1-5a reused in east wall). Probable owner of limestone drum lintel (40-1-4) inscribed for Tjena, identified as [rx nswt Hm-nTr HwtHr nbt nht] royal acquaintance, priest of Hathor Mistress-of-the-Sycamore; found displaced in G 5233 P (reused in east wall).

Modern People

  • Hermann Junker

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates German, 1877–1962
    • Remarks Egyptologist, Director of German-Austrian expedition to Giza, 1911–1929. Published 12 volumes of final excavation reports from Giza expedition. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.