545

Daressy #: --

Owner: Hesunetjeref (tomb undiscovered, perhaps at Qurnet Murai)

Reasons: --

Transliteration: Xrd n kAp wbA-nswt Hsw-nTr=f mAa-xrw

Translation: Child of the kap, cup-bearer of the king, Hesunetjeref justified.

Date: --

Length: --

Colours: --

Findspots:

• One from TT 274 (Gauthier 1919 [BIFAO 16]: 186–187).

• A total of five from Qurnet Murai (01-266 in Davies's notebook).

• One from TT 222 (Ibid.). 

Remarks: 

• The ascribed owner is identical to that of # 209.

• From the inscription style, it can be reasonably concluded that both cones were created by different individuals. However, it is uncertain which was created first and for what reason Hesunetjeref desired a second one. If one is to speculate, it is possible that he had cone # 209 first, but that the quality did not meet his expectations. Consequently, he may have sought cone # 545. To date, there is only one example of # 209, whereas there are nearly 10 examples of # 545. This supports the hypothesis that # 545 was created as a result of dissatisfaction with # 209.

• EMC has a statue of a certain Hesynetjeref, dating back to the 19th dynasty. The statue's inscription reads 'Sms nb=f r nmtt=f jrj rdwj n nb tAwj jb n nswt wab awj TAy-xw Hr wnmj nswt jmj-rA nst nswt (CG 569. Borchardt 1925: 118-119)'. Although the origin of the statue is unknown and the titles are different, the similarity of the rare names is worth noting.

• See also 05-110 in Macadam's DALEX file 1 and 06-043 & 044 in his DALEX file 2.

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