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Private Name Seal of Reni-seneb   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (Egypt)Unknown author
Title
Private Name Seal of Reni-seneb
Description
English: This steatite scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with vertically arranged column writing that name an individual and make a statement of social status. The top is carved with a detailed design in deep lines with regular flow. The piece is simply made and the workmanship is slightly rough.

The scarab functioned as a private name seal, and user individualized amulet and was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should guarantee constancy of individual existence and social status.

The name Reni-seneb was very popular in the Middle Kingdom.
Date between 1794 and 1648 BC
date QS:P571,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-1794-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1648-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
(late Middle Kingdom)
Medium beige steatite with green-blue glaze
Dimensions length: 2.4 cm (0.9 in); height: 0.9 cm (0.3 in); width: 1.6 cm (0.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2043,2.4U174728
dimensions QS:P2048,0.9U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,1.6U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
42.40
Place of creation Egypt
Object history
Exhibition history Secret Signs: Egyptian Writing. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2003-2004.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters
Inscriptions

[Transcription] "Overseer of the office of calculations and distributions: Reni- seneb, the justified one."

The flower bunch for the phrase "the justified one" is reversed.
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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