Foundation deposit
hoe
wood
Model wooden hoe made of two separate pieces, thicker one of which is pierced through at an angle for insertion of thinner piece. There are special notches for cord. On the thicker piece there is a hieroglyphic inscription with Hatshepsut's cartouche. Dimensions 29.9 x 29.3cm.
Excavated by E. Naville (Egypt Exploration Fund) in the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari in 1894-1895.
Museum object
Accession Number: 138.
Bibliography:
- Weinstein, James Morris, Foundation Deposits in Ancient Egypt, unpublished PhD thesis, University of Pennsylvania 1973, 157
- Naville, Edouard, The Temple of Deir el-Bahari. Part VI. The Lower Terrace, Additions and Plans, Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund 29, London 1908, 9
- Roehrig, Catharine H., The Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahari, in: Bryan, Betsy M., Dorman, Peter F., Galán, José M., Occasional Proceedings of the Theban Workshop. Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut. Papers from the Theban Workshop 2010, Chicago 2014, 148-149, Fig(s). 8.12