Part of the base of a statue of Djesernetjeru

Part of the base of a statue of Djesernetjeru

Inscribed portion of the pedestal from a statue of a deity. This inscription has been cut at an unknown date from the corner of a statue of a god, one in a series created for the jubilee of king Amenhotep III in c.1360 BC. The god is named in the hieroglyphic inscription as Djesernetjeru, lord of the jubilee, an obscure deity whose principal role may have been only to protect one part of the jubilee rites.

Present location NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN
Inventory number 1896:19
Dating AMENHOTEP III/AMENOPHIS III/NEBMAATRE
Archaeological Site THEBES: EAST BANK ?
Category PEDESTAL
Material GRANITE
Technique CARVED; INCISED
Height 31.5 cm
Width 16.5 cm
Depth 14 cm


Translation
Dual king Nebmaatra given life, beloved of Djesernetjeru lord of the sed-festival

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