Papyrus
17.5cm
4.5cm
papyrus
A letter written on a papyrus with a black ink, folded and addressed "Tit to his lord Djehuti" on the back of the sheet. The text seems to be part of conversation concerning Ptah-Sokar and his deed against the people of Heliopolis. The sender asks Djehuti for contact with the Herald Gereg-men-nefer probably to get some information necessary for refer the matter to the Greatest of Seers.
Discovered in 1926-1927 season in rubbish near foundation deposit 9 , i.e. near the northeast corner of the Lower Courtyard of the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds in 1927.
Museum object
Bibliography:
- Hayes, William C., The Scepter of Egypt: A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 2, The Hyksos Period and the New Kingdom, Cambridge, Mass. 1959, 178, Fig(s). 99
- Hayes, William C., Varia from the Time of Hatshepsut, Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo 15, 1957, 81, 89-90, Fig(s). 1 (O), (hieroglyphic transcription)