Shabti
- Accession Number
- W161
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Maths and writing case, Writing
- Object Type
- Tomb equipment, Shabti
- Period
- Late Period
- Dynasties
- Twenty-fifth Dynasty to Twenty-sixth Dynasty
- Taharqa to Psamtik I
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Steatite)
- Provenance
- Egypt, Thebes/Luxor, Asasif, TT33
- Measurements
- Height: 89mm | Width: 56mm | Depth: 42mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A steatite shabti fragment belonging to the Chief Lector Priest Padiamenopet (Pedamenope). The shabti is inscribed with Chapter six of the Book of the Dead. Padiamenopet was the owner of the largest private tomb ever created in Egypt (TT 33). Over 250 shabtis for Padiamenopet are currently known, most of which are fragmentary. This one was purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1924.
- Bibliography
-
Gundlach, Meg. (2013) Typology and artisanship in Twenty-fifth Dynasty Theban shabtis: The chief lector priest Pedamenope. PhD thesis, Swansea University. Málek, Jaromír 1977. Shabtis of Pedamenope (Theb. Tb. 33) in the Ashmolean and Fitzwilliam Museums. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 63, 137–141.
- 3D Model
- Wellcome Number
- A28906
- Other Identity
- W306 (number error)
- Auction Details
- Ancient sculptured fragments with hieroglyphics, and a mummy hawk with very fine and perfect wrappings.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 24 Jun 2022