450
Daressy #: 177
Owner: TT 36 Ibi
Reasons: From the inscription and the location where it was discovered.
Transliteration: jrj-pat HAtj-a xtmw-bjtj smr watj n mrwt rx-nswt mAa [mry=f] jmj-rA pr wr Hmt-nTr (sic) jbj sA mry-nTr anx-Hr mAa-xrw
Translation: Hereditary noble, mayor, seal-bearer of the king of Lower Egypt, sole and beloved companion, true king's acquaintance, his beloved, chief steward, god's wife (sic), Ibi, son of the one beloved of the god, Ankhhor justified.
Date: 26th Dynasty Psamtik I
Length: 9.6-10.7 digits (Graefe 2003: 201), 10.9 digits (RMO: AT 96a).
Colours: A notable proportion of the cones for our ibi are painted white, often in a thick layer (cf. the 'Image Gallery' section of # 450, # 451, # 610, and # 641/B.14). The same style is evident in the cones owned by TT 279 Pabasa (Ibi's successor), # 92, # 468, and # 469, as well as those owned by TT 410 Mutirdis, who held # 48, # 387, # 603, and # 608. Pabasa, Ibi, and Mutirdis lived in the same period and it seems probable that the three individuals exerted an influence on each other with regard to the design of the cones (cf the 'Remarks' section below).
Findspots:
Unknown examples from TT 192 (Habachi 1958 [ASAE 55]: 332).
One from TT 196 (Graefe 2003: Text p. 201; Taf. 112, Kat.497).
Two of # 450, # 451, # 641/B.14, # 642/B.15, and/or # 643/B.16 were from the tomb -49- and its environs (Redford 2006: 158).
One from Asasif (Budka 2010: 318, 740).
Remarks:
The item held in Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden (Inv. # AT 96a) and the one documented by Graefe (Graefe 2003: Taf. 112 Kat. 497) offer better-preserved signs indicating the beginning of the second line for enhanced visibility.
According to Lichtheim, Ibi is most likely the forerunner of TT 279 Pabasa, who possessed cones # 92, # 468, and # 469 (Lichtheim 1948 [JNES (7(3))]: 165). Padihorresnet, Ibi's son and owner of cones # 515 and # 609, then succeeded Pabasa (Vittmann 1977 [SAK 5]: 254). The Ankhhor from TT 414 followed Padihorresnet, but he did not possess any cones as the tomb's upper structure was likely never completed (Vivó 2022: 323). Next, Sheshonq, who owned # 444 and # 445 in TT 27, succeeded Ankhhor. Sheshonq's father, Horsaaset, owned # 436 and # 437. It is likely that Sheshonq was the father-in-law of Padineith, the owner of # 391 and TT 197 (Vittmann 1978: 134-138).
The ascribed owner ascribed is identical to that of # 451, # 610, # 641/B.14, # 642/B.15, and # 643/B.16. However, # 451 and # 641/B.14 may be the same cone. See the 'Image Gallery' section of both cones.
Concerning the third line, the inscription 'Hmt-nTr' instead of 'dwAt-nTr' was mistakenly made by the manufacturer (cf. 451, # 610, # 641/B.14, # 642/B.15, and # 643/B.16). As a result, after making # 450, the maker realized the error and subsequently produced other types. The rationale for the presence of four almost indistinguishable variants is uncertain. Nonetheless, it is plausible that Ibi endeavoured to manufacture various styles of cones (both with and without figures), since there are similar examples as written below.
During the same period, additional officials possessing cones with various designs were TT 410 Mutirdis, who held # 48, # 387, # 603 and # 608 and TT 279 Pabasa, who possessed # 92 and # 469, and # 469.
See also 01-214 in Davies's notebook, 05-008, 009, & 035 in Macadam's DALEX file 1 and 06-032, 049, 056, 061, 063, 067, 084, 101, & 111 in his DALEX file 2.