Scarab Inscribed with the Name of Sethnakht

Unknown

ca. 1186–1184 B.C. · Steatite, traces of green glaze · Egyptian Art

The hieroglyphs form the nomen of Sethnakht (ca. 1186-1184 B.C.), the first ruler of Dynasty 20, Sethnakht Merire Meramun. His name includes epithets referring to Amun and Re, who are embodied in the sun disk and the seated figure in the upper left part of the composition. The seated Amun is facing a seated figure of the god Seth.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1186–1184 B.C.

Medium

Steatite, traces of green glaze

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1909