View allAll Photos Tagged nmec
The inner cover portrays Sennedjem in his worldly attire, wearing a long white linen kilt.
Wood, pigment
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina, Thebes
(JE 27308)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Thutmose III was one of the greatest warrior kings in ancient Egypt and the leader of a unique military genius in planning battles and war operations that made Egypt a great power in the ancient world. He succeeded in establishing a great empire that extended from the Euphrates in the worth and the 5th cataract to the south. Moreover, he commissioned many architectural projects and erected temples in the Delta, Memphis, Karnak and Aswan.
The Sema-tawy sign, one of the ancient Egyptian symbols, which means the unification of the two lands is carved on the side of his seat.
Black granite
New Kingdom, 18th dynasty
Karnak
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This statue is one of three statues of king Merenptah which were recently found south of Mit Rahina the site of the ancient city of Memphis. The statue depicts the king standing in the company of Mut, the goddess of Thebes, the patron of kingship and the consort of the god Amun-Ra, the king of the gods.
Red granite
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Mit Rahina
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Niankpepy Kem was a significant individual holding many titles, including Overseer of Upper Egypt, Head of the Treasury, and Sole Counselor of the King. This rare wooden statue shows Niankhpepy Kem's elaborate clothing and accessories appropriate to his rank: a pleated kilt secured by an elaborate belt.
Painted wood, stucco
Old Kingdom, 6th dynasty
Meir, Asyut
Textile Gallery at the NMEC
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
Grinding the wheat on the plate to prepare the flour
Wood
Old Kingdom, 6th dynasty
Provenance Saqqara
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
Canopic box of Tameket, who was the wife of Khonsu, son of Sennedjem
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem, TT1
Deir el-Medina, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The face of the mummy board of Sennedjem
Wood, pigment
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb TT1 Deir el-Medina, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Decoration from Sennedjem's inner coffin and mummy board's foot end.
Wood, pigment
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb TT1 Deir el-Medina, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Upon his arrival from the other world, the sun god purifies himself in the eastern horizon before his shining in Heaven, where the four gods Horus, the Lord of the North, Seth, the Lord of the South, Dewen-anwy, the Lord of the east, and Thoth, the Lord of the West, pour the water of life and power over him from the four corners of the universe.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Pen-Menkh was a contemporary of Queen Cleopatra VII and the Roman conquest of Egypt. As one of the high officials, he held the position of the Mayor of Dendera, the capital of the 6th Nome of Upper Egypt, and also he was the royal deputy and priest of Hathor and Horus. This statue is a unique example of the mixing between ancient Egyptian art with its well-established traditions and the Hellenistic one.
Granite - sandstone
Greco-Roman Period - 1st century BC
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Amun, the god of the air, was one of the eight primordial Egyptian deities. Amun's role evolved over the centuries; during the Middle Kingdom he became the King of the deities and in the New Kingdom he became a nationally worshipped god. He eventually merged with Ra, the ancient sun god, to become Amun-Ra.
The Karnak Temple was the main center of his worship.
Diorite statue
New Kingdom, 18th dynasty
Karnak
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This funerary boat and some smaller items were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II.
Tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35
18th dynasty
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Paser appears in this statue carrying an altar topped by a ram's head, the symbol of Amun-Ra, Lord of Karnak.
Paser lived during the reign of Seti I, where he held the title of the sole companion of the king and held many positions as the royal palace advisor, the governor of the city of 'Thebes', and who receives the tribute of the foreign lands for the king. Then, during the reign of Ramses II, he became a judge, a seal bearer and a deputy of the king in Nubia, where he supervised the construction works of the temple of Abu Simbel. He also assumed the position of high priest and overseer of the Karnak temple until his death in the 25th year of the reign of Ramses II.
Paser is known from many monuments and statuary.
Burial TT106 Thebes
Black granite
From Karnak, great temple cachette
(CG 42156 / JE 37388)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Senenmut served as a close advisor and architect for the ruler, Hatshepsut. He was trusted enough to be the tutor of Hatshepsut's daughter, Neferura, who is shown with Senenmut in this statue. Senenmut designed and oversaw the construction of Hatshepsut's memorial temple at Deir el-Bahri and other buildings in Karnak temple.
Granite
18th dynasty
Karnak temple
(JE 36923 & CG 42116)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The Naophorousor or Naos (Shrine) carrier statue is one of the prominent forms of late-period sculptures that emphasized the owner’s piety and connection to the gods.
This statue depicts the priest Psamtik-Seneb kneeling while carrying the naos of the god Atum, the procreator of all the gods and Lord of Heliopolis.
Limestone
Late Period
From Tanis
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Funerary equipment of Sennedjem
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This model shows an apartment building of three stories. It was given as an offering in the temple, perhaps to ask for protection for the house. The original would have been made in mud-brick. The wave in the walls was deliberated helping to support the building and to stabilize it in case of earthquakes.
Limestone
Greco-Roman Period
Sakha, Kafr el-Sheikh
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The coffin of Nedjemankh is a gilded ancient Egyptian coffin from the late Ptolemaic Period. It once encased the mummy of Nedjemankh, a priest of the ram god Heryshaf.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Inside the chariot on the left-hand panel, Thutmose IV as a human-headed lion is trampling down his enemies. He is attired with closed hawk's wings, the royal wig with twisted tail, and ram's horns, and the Atef-crown with two pendent uraei on either side to the is attached a false beard. In front of him are his names and titles. Over his back is a fan composed of feathers and above it is a beetle with outspread wings, holding a solar disc in its forelegs and a shen-ring in its hind legs. Underneath his paws are three overthrown Asiatic foes representing three distinct races.
Behind the king is standing a figure of the hawk-headed god Montu with arms and wings outspread. Upon his head, the god wears a wig of medium length and upon the top of it are two ostrich feathers and the sun's disc with pendent double uraei. Around his neck, he wears a necklace and a coat of mail covers the body from breast to knees. In his right hand, he holds the khepesh sword and three signs symbolising power, stability and life.
On the right-hand panel, this scene is similar to that on the left-hand panel except that the king faces left and is represented trampling on three of his Southern foes.
Beneath both panels are lists of the conquered tribes. On the left side, the Northerners bound with papyrus flowers and on the right side the Southerners bound with lotus flowers.
Following is a list of them together with their facial types.
The Chariot recovered from the tomb of Thutmose IV (KV43)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This tent was made between 1046-1037 BC for the funerary purification of Isetemkheb II who was the daughter of the army general and High priest of Amun Masaherta and the chantress of Amun Tayuheret and the granddaughter of the king Pinudjem I of the 21st dynasty.
Noteworthy, Isetemkheb II held the title of "the superior of the Harem of Min, Horus and Isis at Ipu (Akhmim)" and was one of several princesses who bore this name in the family.
Although the coffin of Isetemkheb II has not been discovered yet, the coffin of her cousin Princess Isetemkheb IV the superior of the chantresses of Amun and wife of king Pinudjem II was discovered in the Deir el-Bahri cache and displayed in the baldachin now.
Painted red, green and yellow leather
Deir el-Bahri Cache (TT 320)
21st dynasty
Reign of Pinudjem I
(JE 26276)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This group statue shows a seated woman holding four children, three standing and the fourth sitting on a cushion on her lap. The posture of a nurse and child, or children, was a popular one in private sculpture, although it also appeared in royal statuary. The standing prince and two princesses are naked and have only a lock of hair on their heads, which shows that they are younger than the prince who is sitting on her lap. He is wearing a kilt and holding a royal handkerchief. All four are wearing the heart amulet as well as bracelets inlaid with cornelian.
The sides of the throne are decorated with a baboon; on the right side, he is holding a cosmetic pot of kohl eyeliner, while on the left he is holding a special mirror, called ankhet, which was associated with the ritual of rebirth and with sun symbolism.
Painted limestone
18th dynasty, no provenance
(JE 98831)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The Naophorousor or Naos (Shrine) carrier statue is one of the prominent forms of late-period sculptures that emphasized the owner’s piety and connection to the gods.
This statue depicts the priest Psamtik-Seneb kneeling while carrying the naos of the god Atum, the procreator of all the gods and Lord of Heliopolis.
Limestone
Late Period
From Tanis
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This group statue shows a seated woman holding four children, three standing and the fourth sitting on a cushion on her lap. The posture of a nurse and child, or children, was a popular one in private sculpture, although it also appeared in royal statuary. The standing prince and two princesses are naked and have only a lock of hair on their heads, which shows that they are younger than the prince who is sitting on her lap. He is wearing a kilt and holding a royal handkerchief. All four are wearing the heart amulet as well as bracelets inlaid with cornelian.
The sides of the throne are decorated with a baboon; on the right side, he is holding a cosmetic pot of kohl eyeliner, while on the left he is holding a special mirror, called ankhet, which was associated with the ritual of rebirth and with sun symbolism.
Painted limestone
18th dynasty, no provenance
(JE 98831)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This funerary boat and some smaller items were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II.
Tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35
18th dynasty
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
God Khonsu's name is written in hieroglyphics on the statue of Khonsu.
Granite
New Kingdom, 18th dynasty
From the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak
(CG 38488)
NMEC 838
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
A chair named for Sennedjem's son, Khabekhnet.
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
(JE 27256)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
These two painted cartonnage masks were found in the tomb of Sennedjem. The tomb of Sennedjem can be considered a collective because at least three generations of the same family were united in the same chamber.
The mask on the right side belongs to his wife, Iyneferti, the other one is a mask of a woman may be one of his daughters or his daughters-in-law.
The masks were placed over the mummified and wrapped face of the deceased in order to identify them and to protect the body within.
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1
Deir el-Medina, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The sacred bull catacombs at Heliopolis, Saqqara, and Armant were among the holy sites visited by pilgrims. During festivals, visitors used to lay votive stelae to mark their visit to these locations and to show their gratitude.
Limestone
Ptolemaic Period
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The flute was one of the main musical instruments in ancient Egypt. It was played by individuals, such as shepherds and agricultural workers for pleasure or to speed up work, as well as by professional musicians. The Egyptian flute is usually characterized by five holes. The displayed flute is about 95 cm long.
Reed
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Provenance Luxor
The arched harp (shoulder harp) was a common musical instrument in ancient Egypt and was often decorated with colourful motifs on its outer surface. Harps, together with percussion instruments, were very popular and were used in both sacred and secular contexts.
Wood
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Provenance Luxor
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Sennedjem was an ancient Egyptian artisan who lived in Set Maat (Place of Truth) and worked in the tombs of the Valley of the Kings during the reigns of Seti I and Ramses II of the New Kingdom. Workmen who lived there were called "Servants in the Place of Truth".
Wood, pigment
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb TT1 Deir el-Medina, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), Cairo; unlabelled & unprovenanced, Inventory #TR 18/11/24/46.
The coffin of Nedjemankh is a gilded ancient Egyptian coffin from the late Ptolemaic Period. It once encased the mummy of Nedjemankh, a priest of the ram god Heryshaf.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Réf. : DSC04205
Debout sous une arche protectrice, le pharaon Amenhotep II, septième roi de la XVIII dynastie égyptienne, est purifié et protégé par Horus, dieu du ciel, du soleil, de la royauté et de la protection,
à gauche, et Thot, dieu de la sagesse, de l'écriture, de la magie, de la lune et des sciences, à droite. Albâtre, vers 1448-1420 av. J.-C., Vallée des Rois. (Musée national de la civilisation égyptienne,
Le Caire)
________________________________________________
Standing beneath a protective arch, Pharaoh Amenhotep II, the seventh king of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, is purified and protected by Horus, god of the sky, the sun, kingship, and protection, on the left, and Thoth, god of wisdom, writing, magic, the moon, and the sciences, on the right. Alabaster, circa 1448–1420 B.C., Valley of the Kings. (National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, NMEC, Cairo)
Princess Neferwptah, Neferuptah or Ptahneferu (“Beauty of Ptah”) was the daughter of king Amenemhat III of the 12th dynasty. A burial for her was prepared in the tomb of her father at Hawara. However, she was not buried there, but in a small pyramid at Hawara. Her tomb was found intact in 1956 and still contained her jewellery, a granite sarcophagus, three silver vases and other objects. Objects belonging to her include a sphinx of black granite and the fragment of a statue found on Elephantine.
Neferuptah is one of the first royal women whose name was written inside a cartouche. Although she never had the title 'king's wife', she must have had a special status; it is possible she was regarded as a future ruler.
Her titles included a member of the elite, great of favour, great of praise and beloved king's daughter of his body.
The elements of Jewellery which were found and could be restored most probably to their original state consisted of :
1.-a necklace of gold, carnelian and beads
2.-a broad collar
3.-a pair of bracelets and a pair of anklets
4.-a girdle of disc beads with a hawk-pendant
5.-A funerary apron of faience and blue frit beads
Burial of Neferuptah in Hawara
Middle Kingdom, 12 dynasty
Hawara
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Canopic box of Tameket, who was the wife of Khonsu, son of Sennedjem
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem, TT1
Deir el-Medina, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The ancient Egyptians believed that the other world contained a celestial river equivalent to the Nile, where the gods travelled over it in their boats and spirit crossed it on their way to resurrection. Therefore models of boats were placed within the funerary furniture to depict the deceased's journey to the cemetery and its equivalent to the other world.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Niankpepy Kem was a significant individual holding many titles, including Overseer of Upper Egypt, Head of the Treasury, and Sole Counselor of the King. This rare wooden statue shows Niankhpepy Kem's elaborate clothing and accessories appropriate to his rank: a pleated kilt secured by an elaborate belt.
Painted wood, stucco
Old Kingdom, 6th dynasty
Meir, Asyut
Textile Gallery at the NMEC
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
Khonsu was the god of the moon and a member of the Theban Triad during the New Kingdom. He was depicted in the form of a young man carrying a moon disk over his head and a characteristic braid of youth. He was a symbol of the youth, vitality and vigor of the reigning king.
The features of the statue indicate that it dates back to the reign of Tutankhamun, as it bears the personal features of the king.
Granite
New Kingdom, 18th dynasty
From the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak
(CG 38488)
NMEC 838
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The Display Represents Egyptian Textile Art Throughout History
Textile Gallery at the NMEC
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
Clappers are among the earliest percussion instruments in ancient Egypt. Clappers were used in all activities featuring music or singing, such as banquets, funerary processions, and rituals.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Wooden cosmetic boxes
The lids of boxes attached at the back open to reveal compartments for cosmetics. The box could be secured by winding twine around the two knobs at the front.
The elaborate decorations of cosmetic boxes were intended to imitate more expensive boxes inlaid with ebony, ivory, and perhaps cedar or mahogany.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Goddesses Isis and Neith on the Canopic box of Tameket, who was the wife of Khonsu, son of Sennedjem
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem, TT1
Deir el-Medina, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Coffin of Isis
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
(JE 27309)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Ancient Egyptian Stool
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Tombs were equipped with objects used in this life and the next such as the chair seen here. Other things were meant to assist the deceased in the afterlife, such as the shabtis in their coffins and boxes. Shabtis served the deceased in the afterlife and often stood in for him when he was called to work for the gods.
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem, TT1
Deir el-Medina, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo