Canopic jar of Qebehsenuef
- Accession Number
- W498
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Mummification case
- Object Type
- Tomb equipment, Canopic jar, Lid
- Period
- Late Period
- Dynasty
- Twenty-sixth Dynasty
- Nekau to Ahmose III
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Travertine (Egyptian alabaster))
- Provenance
- Egypt, Saqqara
- Measurements
- Height: 493mm | Diameter: 208mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Divine Name
- Qebehsenuef
Licensing details
- Description
-
A travertine canopic jar with an inscription for Qebehsenuef on the jar, and the form of Imsety depicted on the lid. It dates to the very last period during which canopic jars were used, the Twenty-sixth Dynasty. It was purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1928. It is possible that the head and base did not originally belong together. The inscription, which is in two columns on the jar, reads "Utterance of Selqet, protection for him who is in me, Qebehsenuef. The God's Father, Psamtek, son of Iahweben". Since the head of the jar shows Imsety, not Qebehsenuef, the wrong two pieces may have been put together, perhaps to sell to a collector. However, in the Late Period it was common for the full set of jars to have human heads. The title ‘God's Father’ indicates that Psamtek was a priest. This item was purchased by Wellcome at Sotheby’s in 1928 from the Tabor collection.
- Bibliography
-
Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 142]
- 3D Model
- Wellcome Number
- A66097
- Other Identity
- V.15 (marked under face on lid)
- Auction
- Sotheby & Co.: 12–13 Nov 1928, Lot 221
- Previous Owners
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936) | Charles James Tabor (1849–1928)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Inscription
-
ḏd-mdw <i͗n> srḳt sꜣ<.i͗> i͗myt ḳbh-snw.f i͗t-nṯr psmṯk i͗r-n i͗ꜥḥ-wbn Words spoken <by> Serqet: <I> protect Qebehsenuef who is within. The God's Father Psamtek, made by Iahweben.
- Language
- Egyptian
- Script
- Hieroglyphic
- Personal Names
- Iahweben (i͗ꜥḥ-wbn) | Psamtik (psmṯk)
- Last modified: 18 Jan 2023