515
Daressy #: 218
Owner: TT 196 Padihorresnet
Reasons: Inscription and provenience
Transliteration: jrj-pat HAtj-a jmj-rA pr wr dwAt-nTr pA-dj-Hr-rsnt sA jmj-rA jmjw-xnt dwAt-nTr Axt-jmn-rw
Translation: Hereditary noble, mayor, chief steward, divine adoratress, Padihorresnet, son of the overseer of the chamberlains, divine adoratress, Akhetamunru.
Date: 26th Dyn. (Saite Period)
Length: 13.5 cm (BM: EA 9710)
Colours: "Yellow clay pottery" (01-252 in Davies's notebook). The entire body was painted white (Ivanov 2021: 44). White, often in a thick layer (cf. 'Image Gallery' section below). This practice was not exclusive to Padihorresnet, but was also observed in the cases of other Late Dynasty officials, including TT 34 Montuemhat cones (# 418, # 419, # 420, # 461, # 472, # 485, # 486, and # 604), TT 36 Ibi (# 450, # 451, # 610, and # 641/B.14), TT 410 Mutirdis (# 48, # 387, # 603, and # 608), TT 196 Padihorresnet (# 515), and TT 279 Pabasa (Ibi's successor who held # 92, # 468, and # 469). The presence of a thick white layer on the cones of these individuals suggests a potential influence from Montuemhat, who was the earliest active and powerful figure among the five.
Findspots:
One (MMA: 15.10.27) from the court of the tomb 'MMA H 3' at Khokhah.
One from the south of TT 284 (cf. No. 1895 in the object register book entitled 'D. A. N. 1486-1899' housed in the Penn Museum).
Unknown examples from TT 192 (Habachi 1958 [ASAE 55]: 332).
29 from TT 196 (Graefe 2003: Text p. 201; Taf. 19, Kat.495).
One from TT 23 (Ivanov 2021: 44, 47).
Remarks:
The ascribed owner is identical to that of # 609.
# 515 and # 609 appear to have been created simultaneously since these two possess distinct styles despite their nearly identical content. During the same period, additional officials possessing cones with various designs were TT 36 Ibi who had # 450, # 451, # 610, # 641/B.14, # 642/B.15, and # 643/B.16 and TT 410 Mutirdis who held # 48, # 387, # 603, and # 608, and TT 389 Basa who had # 92, # 468, and # 469.
Eigner insists that Padihorresnet's TT 196 has yielded cones scattered around at the foot of the enclosure walls, not just at the foot of one side (cf. Graefe 2003: Text p. 201; Taf. 19). He believes the cones have not moved since their collapse. If it is true, the original location of the cones was the outer walls surrounding his tomb (Eigner 1984: 110).
According to Vittmann, TT 279 Pabasa, who held cones # 92, # 468, and # 469, is almost certainly the predecessor of our Padihorresnet (Vittmann 1977 [SAK 5]: 254). Then, Pabasa's predecessor was Ibi (Lichtheim 1948 [JNES (7(3))]: 165), who owned TT 36 as well as cones # 450, # 451, # 610, # 641/B.14, # 642/B.15, and # 643/B.16 (However, # 451 and # 641/B.14 may be the same cone). This Ibi was our Pabasa's father. 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).
See also 05-004, 005, 054, & 055 in Macadam's DALEX file 1 and 06-029, 049, 061, 095, 104, & 111 in his DALEX file 2.