355
Daressy #: 223
Owner: TT 131 Useramun
Reasons: From the inscription, its provenience, and the number of examples that have been discovered.
Transliteration: jrj-pat HAtj-a xtmw-bjtj smr watj jmj-rA njwt TAtj wsr[-jmn] mAa-xrw
Translation: Hereditary noble, mayor, seal-bearer of the king of Lower Egypt, sole companion, overseer of the town, vizier, User(amun) justified.
Date: T. III (Dziobek 1998: 101).
Length: 26-27 cm (Dziobek 1994: 60)
Colours: --
Findspots:
More than 41 from TT 131 (Dziobek 1994: 60).
Unknown examples from the shaft of TT 61 (Mond 1905 [ASAE 6]: 93, 96).
Two from TT 104 (01-255 in Davies's notebook).
Unknown examples from the 'Mond's magazine (= inner hall of TT 96. See Mond 1904 [ASAE 5]: 100)' (01-255 in Davies's notebook).
Remarks:
The inscriptions on # 358 and # 370 do not state the owner Useramun himself was 'jmj-rA njwt' and 'TAtj'. However, the inscription on # 355 does state that he was. Furthermore, the former two cones were made for TT 61, while # 355 was for TT 131, which had a pyramid. It is notable that having a tomb with a pyramid was quite rare for a private person at that time. These facts lend support to the hypothesis that User initially had # 358 and # 370, and subsequently, following his promotion, constructed a new tomb with a pyramid and a new cone that reflected his new office.
See also 05-036 & 037 in Macadam's DALEX file 1 and 06-057, 058, 061, 084, 093, 104, & 109 in his DALEX file 2.