595

Daressy #: --

Owner: Menkheper (tomb undiscovered)

Reasons: --

Transliteration: dwA ra wbn=f m Axt n pt jn sS wdHw n jmn mn-xpr

Translation: Praising Re rising in the horizon up the sky by scribe of the offering-table of Amun, Menkheper.

Date: --

Length: --

Colours: --

Findspots:

• Unknown examples from the Austrian concession in Asasif (Eigner 1984: 110).

Remarks: 

• The ascribed owner is identical to that of # 596. 

• Menkheper, depicted kneeling and facing right, is shown praising Re as he rises. Another depiction of Menkheper, kneeling and facing left, is shown praising Re as he sets. According to Davies, it is likely that # 595 was located on the east side of Menkheper's tomb, while # 596 was located on the west (01-282 in Davies's notebook). Although the tomb to which the two cones were assigned is unknown, it is possible that the tomb entrance faced south. However, I disagree with Eigner's suggestion that Menkheper's cone was intended for TT 258 (Eigner 1984: 111), as it faces northward.

• For the reasons given above, it can be concluded that the maker of # 595 and # 596 is the same, and that they were created at the same time.

• There is also a brick type (01-282 in Davies's notebook).

• See also 05-062 in Macadam's DALEX file 1 and 06-048 in his DALEX file 2.

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