Tablet

Description

Wooden mummy label, inscribed on one side in demotic and on the other in Greek "Patmethis junior son of Petempetos sr. son of Horos son of Pelilis his mother (being) Terouteris": Ancient Egyptian, Psonis (Bassuna), Upper Egypt, Roman Period, c. AD 100-200

Museum reference

A.1921.897

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tablet

Production information

Psonis, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Roman Period

Style / Culture

Roman Period

Materials

Wood

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Patmethis
Petempetos
Horos
Pelilis
Terutiris

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Clarysse, M., Maitland, M., and Worp, K. A. 2014. 'Mummy Labels from Graeco-Roman Egypt in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh' in Chronique d’Egypte 89/178, p. 363-5, 373 (figs. 8 and 9)

On display

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