656/B.29

Drawn by Kento Zenihiro.

Daressy #: --

Owner: TT 34 Montuemhat

Reasons: Inscription

Transliteration: Hm-nTr 4 nw jmn HAtj-a (n?) njwt jmj-rA Smaw mnTw-m-HAt

Translation: Fourth prophet of Amun, mayor of the city, overseer of Upper Egypt, Montuemhat.

Date: 25th Dynasty Taharqa to 26th Dyn. Psamtik I.

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Lepsius, Legrain, Leclant, and Eigner have noted this (Lepsius 1849-1859 [LD III]: 246; Legrain 1913 [Rec. Trav. 35]: 213; Leclant 1961: 155; Eigner 1984: 75).
The ascribed owner is identical to that of # 409, # 410, # 411, # 418, # 419, # 420, # 449, # 460, # 461, # 472, # 473, # 485, # 486, and # 604.
Of the 15 known types of seal impressions, 11 (# 411, # 418, # 419, # 420, # 449, # 461, # 472, # 485, # 486, # 604, and # 656/B.29) are certain to be authentic and to have existed. The dimensions, design, textual content, and inscription style of # 411, # 418, # 419, # 420, # 449, # 461, # 472, # 485, and # 486 suggest that the maker of them is the same indivisual. However, it is unclear whether they were produced simultaneously or at different points in time. Montuemhat is known to have had three wives, each of whom is represented by a cone # 418, # 419, # 420, # 472, and # 485. If Montuemhat married the three wives simultaneously, it is possible that these cones were made at the same time. However, if he married the three wives sequentially, it is possible that each cone was created in the order of the marriages, or they might have been made simultaneously after he married the third wife.
This seal impression may have been stamped solely on the bricks, rather than on the cones. For more on the same type, visit here.

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