The Lower Part of the Statue of Hotep (no. 3585) Tel-elrobe Magazine Dakahlia. | ||||
| مجلة الإتحاد العام للآثاريين العرب | ||||
| Article 12, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2012, Page 1-12 PDF (367.38 K) | ||||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jguaa.2000.2925 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Said Abd Alhafeez AbdAllah Kheder* | ||||
| King saud university college of tourism and archaeology - heritage resources management and tour guidance department & Egyptian higher institute for tourism and hotel management - higher ministry of education | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This paper deals with a block of granite representing the lower part of the statue for Hotep, which dates back to the Late Period. It was excavated by the North Qaliubiya Antiquities area while supervising a sewage project on Alpernsat Street in the city of new Banha, then the mass was transferred to the headquarters of the area to conduct operations to strengthen and clean the statue, and then transferred to the Tel elrobe Magazine, Dakahlia, under registration number 3585. It represents the remaining part of the statue of Hotep sitting, placing his both hands on his knees in a pose of worship, (abdomen, chest and head missing), the statue is wearing a garment covering all parts of the body. The upper part of the garment (the lap of the statue) is occupied with a text consisting of four vertical registers separated by vertical lines. The text is a htp di nsw formula addressed to goddess Hathor, lady of the fields of Ra, may she gives the different types of offerings to the double of Hotep, followed by his titles: the one who fills the heart of the king, the chamberlain, the director of the works of god xnty-Xty, Hotep, true of voice. On the front base of the statue, there are two horizontal registers which is another offering-formula. The importance of this piece is that it bears the administrative titles of Hotep, the owner of the statue, which indicates the distinctive place of Hotep to the king, he is the supervisor of the establishment of the royal monuments, the Chamberlain, the Director of works of God xnty-Xty, chief god of the Xth nome of Lower Egypt "Athribis" as well as the mention of Hathor, lady of the fields of Ra as a donor to the offerings that demonstrates the spread of her worship in this region, especially since the New Kingdom and the Late Period. The statue dates back to the Saite period, depending on the technique of carving the statue as well as the style of the hieroglyphic writing. Key words: Seated Statue - Hotep - Hathor – lady of fields Ra - xnty-Xty - Athribis. | ||||
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| Seated Statue; Hotep; Hathor; lady of fields Ra; xnty-Xty; Athribis | ||||
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