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Daressy #: 136
Owner: Neferhotep (tomb undiscovered, perhaps at Qurna)
Reasons: --
Transliteration: Hm-nTr 4 nw n jmn nfr-Htp mAa-xrw
Translation: Fourth prophet of Amun, Neferhotep justified.
Date: T. I - Hat (Neferhotep is seen in a wall of TT 345 as an elder brother of the owner of the tomb, which is dated T. I - Hat. (Lepsius 1849–1859 [LD Taf. III]: 9; Sethe 1906 [Urk IV: II]: 106). Auenmüller dates, however, to the reign of T. III for unknown reason (Auenmüller 2013: 941).
Length: 13.9 digits (NMS: A.1950.157), 14.7 digits (N 707 1 (143331 MNW, CF. 17)).
Colours: Red (HM: GLAHM D.1925/62). White (cf. 'Image Gallery' section below).
Findspots:
Unknown examples from the shaft of TT 61 (Mond 1905 [ASAE 6]: 94-95).
One from the court of TT 50 (Collins 1976 [JEA 62]: 32).
Unknown examples from TT 55 (01-154 in Davies's notebook).
Two from outside TT 60 (01-154 in Davies's notebook).
One from TT 71 (01-154 in Davies's notebook).
One from TT 131 (01-154 in Davies's notebook).
One from TT 349 (01-154 in Davies's notebook).
One from the court of TT 68 (Seyfried 1991: 91).
One from TT 79 (Guksch 1995: 178).
Many from TT 46 (Redford 2010: 368).
One from TT 184 area (Fábián 2016: 37, 43).
One from the southern slope of the Khokah hill, the area including TT 179, TT 181, and TT 182 (Roehrig 2020: 1371-1373, 1379).
Remarks:
I propose that Neferhotep had # 301 initially, followed by # 359, and ultimately # 302. My reasoning is that # 301 solely references Neferhotep, while in # 359, his wife's name is added to the margins (likely due to marriage). Furthermore, in # 302, the cones were remade with a tidy and neatly organised inscription. Even if the hypothesis is correct, it seems plausible that the three were created by the same individual, given the similarities between the three types, including the relatively long body and bold, clear signs (i.e. the same inscription style).
Neferhotep created a new cone upon marriage, as "marriage" served as motivation for making a new cone, though it did not seem to warrant constructing a new tomb (similar to Djehutynefer, who possessed cones # 176, # 492 and # 618/A.07). Since all three types of cones were unearthed from nearly the same location, it is likely they were placed within the same tomb. Although the tomb’s location may not have changed, it is possible that the tomb was expanded or its interior modified upon marriage. However, as the tomb of the deceased has not been discovered, nothing definitive can be confirmed.
See also 05-090 & 091 in Macadam's DALEX file 1 and 06-068 in his DALEX file 2.
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