The Box of King Piankhy 𓊪𓋹𓇌 “pˁnḫy” and his Daughter Shepenwepet II 𓈙𓊪𓏴𓈖𓄋𓊪𓏴 “š-p-n-wp.t” ( 📸 6). This box made of bronze 𓎛𓋴𓏠𓍖𓈒𓏬 “ḥsmn” and elephant Ivory 𓍋𓃀𓅱𓌟 “Abw” belong to the second daughter 𓅭𓏏 “s3.t” of king 𓇓𓏏𓈖 “nsw” Piankhy of the 25th dynasty during the Nubian-Kushite dynasty. Both name 𓂋𓈖 “rn” of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉼 “pr-ˁ3” ‘Great House’ and daughter are inlayed in the box: Piankhy and Shepenwepet II in royal cartouches 𓍲𓈖𓏌𓅱𓍶 (daughter of the king, worshiper of the god, wife of the god). Other names included: Imenirdis I 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓂋𓂞𓊃 “imn-rdi-s”(mother, worshiper of the god); Hor (director of the scribes, chamberlain of the worshiper of the god); Pesechouper (father, director of the scribes, chamberlain of the worshiper of the god) (The name of Hor is restored with certainty according to other monuments.) Dimensions Height: 14.2cm; Width: 7.6cm; Thickness: 2.8cm Materials and techniques Material: bronze, elephant ivory Secondary material: silver, gold Technique: inlay (adoration scene inlaid in silver, other side inlaid in gold). 📸 @museelouvre (2-5) 📸 @delia_iacono (1) Thank you 📸 Wikipedia (6) 𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬 @egyptologylessons 𓋹𓊽𓋴𓆖𓎛𓇳𓎛 © 𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁 #Ancientegypt #ägypten #egyptology #egypte #egitto #埃及 #مصر #egipto #이집트 #case #piankhy #box #pharaoh #nubian #kushite #louvremuseum (at Louvre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnST6Apuvio/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
