![]() ![]() (Note: all names ending in "U" show a plural for the last 'hieroglyph "syllable"').TT390–Irty-RaU( Irtyrau)-Female Scribe-etc.TT365–NefermenU(Nefermenu)-(scribe title).TT255– Roy (Egyptian Noble)-Royal Scibe.TT69– Menna- Scribe of the Fields of the King.TT52– Nakht-Scribe, "Astronomer of Amun".TT38–Djeserkaraseneb(Djeser-ka-ra-sen-b)-(scribe+title).TT7– Ramose (TT7)- Scribe in the Place of Truth.Tjaneni records the Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) at Karnak, Hall of AnnalsĪ painted, lifelike seated statue in the Louvre TT74 Royal Scribe, and Army Commander, ( Commander of Soldiers)Īn extensive chronicle of Thutmosis' military exploits Was "Viceroy of Kush", during reign of Ramesses II ![]() (See also: a Dynasty XII scribe, Reny-seneb, article Pah Tum.) Owner of the Chair of Reniseneb on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, (see Caning (furniture)) Suspected author of his grandfather's precepts: The Maxims of Ptahhotep The baboon-(as Thoth), the Symbolic God for the scribe, (see Tutelary deity)ĥth Dyn. (the shabti photo is at Nakhtmin wood ushabti, some gilded gold, 6-columns of hieroglyphs, ( Ht: 0.62m, (62 cm))) ![]() Other titles, including Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the KingĬreated 5 ushabtis as presentation pieces for Tutankhamun's funeral. Noted for his wood panels (archaic hieroglyphs) Scribes, protagonists of Papyrus Anastasi IĪ life of 'king's servant' and many duties ordered killed before Siptah dies (in 1 year)Ī foreigner, and not buried in the tomb he had overseen (1 of 3) List of scribes, especially starting with the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Reni-seneb – owner of the Chair of Reniseneb.Ani, of the Papyrus of Ani for scribe Ani.Photo: CC The Seated Egyptian Scribe from the Louvre Museum. Statue of the Old Kingdom preserved in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Source: Carme Mayans, National Geographic The seated scribe. The sculpture is placed on a plinth, so it could be that it was intended to be placed in a niche or possibly in the cult chapel of a tomb. The inlaid eyes give the statue great liveliness, and are framed by thin, defined eyebrows. His chin and cheekbones are very marked, and his lips are thin. The man is depicted as obviously overweight, as manifested through the “love handles” on his torso (possibly a sign of his high social status) and is ready to write on the papyrus he holds in his lap.īut without a doubt, what attracts the most attention to the scribe is his face. The sculpture has several inlays, highlighting those of the eyes-made of polished quartz framed in copper-and the two nipples, made of wood. The posture is typical of a scribe: Seated and cross-legged. The seated scribe in the Louvre is a piece of exceptional realism despite its small size the original polychrome is practically intact.īefore painting it, the piece was first covered with a thin layer of plaster. This would have contributed to his right to have a tomb and receive offerings, as well as the cult statue that represents him proudly performing his tasks for all eternity. However, although we do not know who this small sculpture represents, it is clear that its owner must have held a position of high importance in the pharaonic administration. It was created sometime between the Fourth (2543–2436 BC) and Fifth (2435–2306 BC) dynasties, but we do not know the name of the owner of the tomb in which it appeared, or who it represents. There is much we do not know about this statue, but what we do know is that the Egyptologist took the statue of the scribe to Paris, where it became part of the Egyptian collection at the Louvre Museum. This 53-centimeter-high limestone sculpture was discovered during excavations carried out by Mariette’s team at the Saqqara necropolis, about twenty kilometers from Cairo, in 1850. We are talking about one of the most famous sculptures of ancient Egypt: The seated scribe, which today is exhibited in the Parisian Louvre Museum. Perhaps he was glad to see the light of Ra again after so many millennia hidden in the darkness of a tomb… Who was this scribe? On his clean-shaven face, his thin lips pressed together into a half smile. The ancient scribe stared at him with his rock-crystal blue eyes, which had watched impassively on over the centuries. “My God, he seems to be alive!” the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service, Frenchman Auguste Mariette, must have thought when he came face to face with the statue of a seated man dressed in a short skirt and holding a scroll of papyrus on his lap. It was discovered under mysterious circumstances by Auguste Mariette in 1850. This small, realistic limestone statue is over 4,000 years old and depicts an Egyptian scribe about to write on a sheet of papyrus. ![]()
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