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Inventory number

Cat.2069/131, Cat.2069/132

  • Document
  • Writing Recto
  • Writing Verso

General description

Letter

Letter of the leader of the Harem and singer of the god Amun-Re, King of gods, named Hereret to the troop superior Paseg. She gives the instruction that Paseg has to provide provisions to the workmen of the royal necropolis.

Epoch

New Kingdom (1539-1077 BC)

Dynasty

Dynasty 20 (1190-1077 BC)

Pharaoh

Ramesses XI (Menmaatre Setepenptah)

Provenance

Thebes/Deir el-Medina (?)

Acquisition: Drovetti, Bernardino

Acquisition Date: 1824

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Image(s)

Image

  • Text 1

Hieroglyphs

  • Hieroglyphs
    • Hieroglyphs
    • Hieroglyphs

Translation

English translation in preparation

For the French and German translation login

Editor

Anne-Claude Honnay (ACH, Ramses Online), Laurence Neven (LH, Ramses Online)

Contributor

Matthias Müller (MM)

Script

hieratic

Text type

Letter

Keywords

document, message, grain rations, Necropolis, sending out, side (of gang)

Epoch

New Kingdom (1539-1077 BC)

Dynasty

Dynasty 20 (1190-1077 BC)

Pharaoh

Ramesses XI (Menmaatre Setepenptah)

Drawing

No

Drawing description

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Bibliographical reference

Černý, LRL, pls. XIII and XV; p. 61 (OEB 136743);

Janssen, Late Ramesside Letters, pl. CV (OEB 32799);

Wente, Late Ramesside Letters , p. 75 (OEB 16975).

Deir el-Medina Database

Image

  • Text 1

Hieroglyphs

  • Hieroglyphs
    • Hieroglyphs
    • Hieroglyphs

Translation

English translation in preparation

For the French translation login

Editor

Laurence Neven (LH, Ramses Online), Anne-Claude Honnay (ACH, Ramses Online)

Contributor

Matthias Müller (MM)

Script

hieratic

Text type

Letter

Keywords

document, grain rations, message, Necropolis, sending out, side (of gang)

Epoch

New Kingdom (1539-1077 BC)

Dynasty

Dynasty 20 (1190-1077 BC)

Pharaoh

Ramesses XI (Menmaatre Setepenptah)

Drawing

No

Drawing description

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Bibliographical reference

see recto
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