Funerary Cone of the Royal Scribe Userhat

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ca. 1550–1295 B.C. · Pottery · Egyptian Art

This cone has the impression of a stamp seal inscribed for a man named Userhat who was a royal scribe, scribe of accounts of the bread of Upper and Lower Egypt, and overseer of the cattle of Amun and of the king. It also records the name of Userhat's wife, the house mistress Mutnefret. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 130.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.

Medium

Pottery

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1930