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Faience ushabtis of Nesiptah and Psamtik-seneb

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7632

Four hundred four (404) [(four hundred five (405) according to OR page 550)] faience ushabtis; [molded (half-mold), back blade-dressed, details retouched, hard-baked light colored fine grained paste with dark colored specks (sand?), stained greenish next to glaze with light drab zone surrounding nearly white core, greenish blue glaze (presumably oxide of copper and silicate of soda) thick and shiny in well preserved examples]: [Type III 2d: mold i: forty-four (44) inscribed (**styles a, b, c) [GLYPHS] Nesiptah child of Teshamshiye (Tashamsha) (inscriptions vary), three hundred forty-seven (347) uninscribed (like style a); mold ii: five uninscribed; mold iii: one uninscribed; (with these were 8 others of different form that may have been intrusive or accidentally mixed in before burial) Type III 4d: mold iv: one inscribed (Psam), three uninscribed; mold v: one inscribed (Psamtik snb); mold vi: one uninscribed; mold vii: one uninscribed; mold viii: one uninscribed; three hundred seventy-five (375) intact, of inscribed specimens four broken and mended, of uninscribed, twenty broken and mended, six lack feet, many discolored by organic matter some to dark brown, while three or four greatly faded, nearly white; many cracked during baking]; [**44 inscribed ushabtis: thirty-seven (37) of style a: backs and sides blade-dressed, text inscribed by hand with sharp instrument, divine beard small and indistinct, no sack over left shoulder; six (6) of style b: details crudely retouched with blade, divine beard larger and more sharply defined, sack or net over left shoulder; one (1) of style c: details crudely retouched, no sack, arms and hoes in each hand almost invisible]. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-3-263
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7632 A, [sub-pit e =] A IX, chamber, [in and beside wood coffin]
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: [style a: 9.65 - 10.4 cm (average: 10.10 cm); style b: 10.6 - 11.15 cm (average: 10.82); style c: 10.25 cm]
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 25.4857–25.5251
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/25/1925
  • Owner
    Nesiptah (in G 7632)
    Psamtik-seneb (in G 7632)
  • Attested
    Tashamsha (in G 7632)
  • Remarks
    Further information concerning molds iv through viii on OR pages 550-551; text variants on OR page 549. MFA 25.4857–25.4900 (= sequence numbers 1 through 44) forty-four ushabtis inscribed for Nesiptah; MFA 25.4901–25.5247 three hundred forty-seven uninscribed ushabtis attributed to Nesiptah; MFA 25.5248–25.5251 four ushabtis attributed to Psamtik-seneb.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7632

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, p. 277.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Nesiptah (in G 7632)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Daughter ([ms n] born) of Tashamsha. Set of ca. 395+ inscribed and uninscribed ushabtis (25-3-263), with ca. 44 (MFA 25.4857 – MFA 25.4900) inscribed for Nesiptah (uninscribed ushabtis from this set attributed to Nesiptah); found in G 7632 A, chamber of sub-pit e = A IX, in and beside wood coffin.

  • Psamtik-seneb (in G 7632)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Set of eight inscribed and uninscribed ushabtis (25-3-263), with one ushabti inscribed for Psamtik-seneb, and one inscribed Psam (uninscribed ushabtis from this set may or may not have belonged to Psamtik-seneb); found with ushabtis of Nesiptah in G 7632 A, chamber of sub-pit e = A IX, in and beside wood coffin (probably instrusive, possibly before burial).

  • Tashamsha (in G 7632)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Mother of Nesiptah. Name appears on inscribed ushabtis from set of ca. 395+ inscribed and uninscribed ushabtis (25-3-263), with ca. 44 inscribed for Nesiptah (uninscribed ushabtis from this set attributed to Nesiptah); found in G 7632 A, chamber of sub-pit e = A IX, in and beside wood coffin.