Double Statue of King Amenemhat III as an Offering Bearer.
Double Statue of
King Amenemhat III as an Offering Bearer.
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The
double statue represents king Amenemhat III while carrying an offering table
full of fish, geese and lotus that exited in the Nile River. This
representation refers to certain ideas like:
(1)
To assure
that Upper and Lower Egypt enjoyed prosperity during the rule of king Amenemhat
III. That’s why he was shown in a double statue.
(2)
The king
was shown as offering bearer to be identified with Hapy god of the Nile who
provided Egypt with water and food.
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The
artist was very skillful in making the facial features and the details of the
body as well as the offerings on the table in impressive way. He also made the
double statue in symmetrical way. This is realized in showing them with the
same measurements.
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The king
is wearing heavy hair wig with locks of hair and it is considered an Asian
style. He is also having beard and is wearing short pleated royal kilt.
Further Information:
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Between
the two offering tables from the front of the statue is long column of
hieroglyphic inscription. This text was added by king Pa-sba-kha-m-niewt known
as Pssusennes I from the 21st dynasty which can be read as:
anx nfr NTr sA Imn ms n Mwt nbt
ISr Nsw-Biti aA-#pr-Ra-%tp n Imn
“Life to the good god, son of Amun, child of
Mut, lady of ISr [2], king of Upper and Lower Egypt (Great Existence of Re, the chosen by
Amun)”.
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At the
back is another vertical hieroglyphic text of Pssusennes is read as:
sA anx Dd wAs nb snb nb Aw-ib nb
HA Nsw-Biti aA-#pr-Ra-%tp n Imn %A-Ra [PA……]
“All protection, life stability and power, all
health and all desire would be for king of Upper
and Lower Egypt (Great Existence of Re, the chosen by Amun), the Son of Re
Pa…..”.
- At the time of discovering
this double statue was first believed to belong to one of the Hyksos kings but
it was indicated that the statues are having the facial features of Amenemhat
III represented in the broad face, the high cheek bones, the wrinkles above and
beneath the projecting eyes and the firm lips.
Thanks
and with my best wishes
Dr.
Hesham Ezz Eldin
[1]
This monument was found at Tanis. At
the time of its discovering it was thought to belong to one of the Hyksos
kings. But, it was indicated that it belongs to king Amenemhat III
because of having his same facial features like the broad face, the high
cheek bones, the wrinkles above and beneath the projecting eyes and the firm
lips.
[3]
See the name of Psussennes I on the sphinx of king Amenemhat III.
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