Name Stone of Senenmut

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ca. 1479–1458 B.C. · Limestone · Egyptian Art

A group of large, rough limestone chips in the collection have been inscribed witht the name and some of the titles of Hatshepsut's official Senenmut. These name stones (also called tally stones) were originally built into the terrace retaining walls and facade revetments of Senenmut's tomb chapel (TT 71). The stones were not intended to be seen in the finished structure, rather, they may have been included to symbolize Senenmut's ownership of the monument. Over time, the terrace and revetments collapsed, and the stones were scattered over the hillside below the tomb chapel where they were uncovered by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition during the 1935-1936 field season. Those in New York were received by the Museum in the division of finds. Althought the first part of the title is not preserved, this stone appears to be inscribed "Overseer of the Garden of Amun, Senenmut."

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Medium

Limestone

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1936