170
Daressy #: 113
Owner: TT 383 Merymose
Reasons: Inscription and provenience
Transliteration: jmAxy xr Asjr sA-nswt n kS mry-ms
Translation: Revered one before Osiris, king's son of Kush, Merymose.
Date: A. III
Length: 7.5 digits (E 866 (N 707 49, CF 87, Clot bey C 16 nº223)), 7.7 digits (NpM: P 2003. Suková 2004: 94), 8.0 digits (E 13173 (CM 158, CF 85)), 8.1 digits (Durham: DUROM.1951.46), 8.3 digits (N 707 22 (Durand nº2103, CF 91)), 8.3 digits (N 707 22 (Durand nº2103, CF 91)), 8.3 digits (E 8426 (CF 88)), 8.3 digits (Medelhavsmuseet: MM 31019), 8.4 digits (The National Museum of Denmark: u.nr. Personal communication between Kento Zenihiro and the staff of the museum. 31st Aug. 2023), 8.5 digits (N 707 21 (Drovetti nº186, CF 89)), 8.5 digits (Pellegrini 1902: 47), 8.5 digits (BM: EA 9651), 8.8 digits (HAN: 1929), 8.8 digits (RMO: AT 96j), 8.9 digits (BM: EA 9649, EA 9650), 8.9 digits (MqB: 71.1882.9.2), 9.0 digits (BM: EA 9648), 9.1 digits (Medelhavsmuseet: MME 1969:037), 9.1 digits (Pellegrini 1902: 47), 9.1 digits (Fitzwilliam: E.P.321. See also here), 9.1 digits (BM: EA 9652), 9.2 digits (HUJI: HUJI 3133. David 2018b: 37), 9.2 digits (RMO: F 93/1.28), 9.3 digits (APM: 8550. van Haarlem 1995), 9.3 digits (LM: 49.8.1. See the website of the Global Egyptian Museum here), 9.5 digits (From the Ex Private collection of the late Dr Ulrich Muller, Switzerland. Sold at the LiveAuctioneers on May 2012, Lot 4. [retrieved on July 29th, 2017]), 8.0-9.6 digits (Fakhry 1937 [ASAE 37]: 34), 12.0 digits (Étienne 2009: 234).
Colours: Red-brown (Munsell 2.5YR 5/8 (von Droste zu Hülshoff and Schlick-Nolte 1984: # 78 (?)); 10YR 5/6 (red. APM: 8550. van Haarlem 1995). Dense brownish-tan with bright red pigment on the face (Teeter et al. 2003: 175). There are remains of white paint on a coat of red (NpM: P 1560, P 2003. Suková 2004: 94). Red-washed (HUJI: HUJI 3133. David 2018b: 38). Red-brown body with a red face (ROM: 993X2.81). Red slip (Goddard 2012: '1951.46'). White on a red (LM: 49.8.1). Red-brown body with a white face (RMO: F 93/1.28).
Findspots:
Many from TT 40 (Davies 1926: 34).
Two from Deir el-Medina (Bruyère 1934: 71, 89).
18 from the court of TT 40 and 276 (Fakhry 1937 [ASAE 37]: 34).
10 from TT 40 (01-134 in Davies's notebook).
Two (?) from Armant (Drower and Myers 1940: Texts p. 101).
One from Deir el-Medina (Bruyère 1953: 70).
Five from around TT 276 (Grimal 1991 [BIFAO 91]: 289).
Two from Medinet Habu (Teeter et al. 2003: 175).
Several from the previsously unknown tomb that is located about 20 metres south-east of TT 40 and about 15 metres east of TT 383 (de Simone 2003: 461).
Remarks:
The ascribed owner is identical to that of # 169.
It appears that there may be a variant type. For example, it would be of interest to ascertain whether E 13173 (CM 158, CF 85) and E 9318 (CF 90), which are both located at the Louvre Museum, were produced from the same mould.
See also 01-134-135 in Davies's notebook, 05-067 & 068 in Macadam's DALEX file 1 and 06-078, 101, & 110 in his DALEX file 2.