The Historical Implications of Middle Kingdom Scarabs Found in Palestine Bearing Private Names and Titles of Officials

Ben-Tor, Daphna

doi:10.2307/1357151

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“…Although the oldest known abbreviated mention of the name of Amun dates to the 6 th Dynasty on amulets, 4 it was done differently from the present example, in a different style of cryptographic writing. 5 The present type of abbreviated writing style did not generally appear in inscriptions and scarabs, except in limited examples, all belonging to the Ramesside era, the 19 th and 20 th Dynasties.…”

Section: Dating the Scarab Of Sanaᶜiyementioning

confidence: 84%

“…The curved false beard specified its identity to indicate that this relates to one of the deities. 4 Certain scarabs bear the name of deities. The most common opinion is that scarabs carrying divine names were used as votive amulets to request greetings from the various gods such as Thoth, Horus, Hathor, Amun-Re or Maat.…”

Section: Discovery and Descritionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…3 Pier, G., 'Historical Scarab Seals from the Art Institute Collection: Chicago,' AJSL 23, no.1, Chicago, (1906), 75. 4 Gardiner, A., Egyptian Grammar, 3rd (ed), Oxford, (1957), 446, 40. 5 Grenfell, A., 'The Scarab Collection of Queen's College: Oxford,' JEA 2, no.4, London, (1915), 228.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This proves that Egyptian individuals inscribed it. 4 The reign of Ramesses III (1188-1156 BC), during the second half of the New Kingdom, is contemporary with evidence of the Egyptian existence in Tayma, dating to the Early Iron Age. This relationship with the region was identified in trade missions to bring aromatic objects used in religious rituals.…”

Section: Dating the Scarab Of Sanaᶜiyementioning

confidence: 99%

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An Egyptian Scarab from Sanaᶜiye Site South of Tayma

Elsayyad

2021

Shedet

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The Saudi General Department of Antiquities and Museums in 1988 discovered six collective burials at the socalled industrial site "Sanaᶜiye" in Tayma. An Egyptian-style scarab with an inscription of the name of the god Amun was found on the site. The excavation report neglected to study this scarab, its presence in these burials, and its purpose. This scarab was not the only object representing the Egyptian influence, as a Wadjet-eye amulet accompanied it. The report itself has failed to describe and date these objects. The significance of this study is clarified by historically contextualising the data to identify the function of this scarab. Indeed, in Egypt, this object tended to be used as a seal or as a protection amulet. Both functions are considered as the scarab only bears the signs of the name Amun. In addition, this paper attempted to determine the scarab's date, identifying it to be the reigns of Ramesses III or his successor at the latest. This reflects the Egyptian presence in the Late Ramesside era, in the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Section: Dating the Scarab Of Sanaᶜiyementioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Discovery and Descritionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discovery and Descritionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dating the Scarab Of Sanaᶜiyementioning

confidence: 99%

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An Egyptian Scarab from Sanaᶜiye Site South of Tayma

Elsayyad

2021

Shedet

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“…Giveon (1978) in his study about the impact of Egypt on Canaan presented inscribed scarabs from 12 th to 19 th Dynasties of Egypt [3]. Den-Tor (1994) studied the presence of Middle Kingdom Egyptian scarabs bearing private names and titles of officials in Middle Bronze Age Canaa, He stated that they reached Canaan not earlier than the time of the 13 th Dynasty and were used as funerary amulets [4]. Watts (1998) studied a shabti box from the 19 th Dynasty, reign outlined that the ancient Egyptians used the 'Kheper' (scarab) hieroglyph for meaning 'to become' or 'to evolve' and used it as an amulet in life and and symbolizing rebirth in death.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2018

IJET

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This paper is the 73 rd Research paper in a series investigating the evolution of mechanical engineering in ancient Egypt. It investigates the inscription of scarabs during a time span from the Middle Kingdom to the Late Period of ancient Egypt. It outlines the type, design , material, decoration, inscription, owner and present location of each scarab. The type of script used in the inscription of the scarabs is outlined and the technique of presenting the text on each scarab is also investigated.

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