#Egypt Middle Kingdom

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~ Wig rings of Sithathoryunet.

Period: Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty; Reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III

Date: ca. 1887–1813 B.C.

Place of origin: Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), BSAE excavations 1914

Medium: Gold

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Karnak and Luxor Temple Complexes Egypt

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Blue Faience Hedgehog

Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life. This was likely due to their reappearances after long periods of absence while hibernating.

Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1900 BC. Now in the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin. 10250

Photo: Sandra Steiß

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Nile Catfish Pendant

Egyptian, ca. 1985-1773 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty)

This fish pendant represents a Synodontis Batensoda, more commonly known as the Nile catfish, a species of fish named for its black belly. Often worn at the end of a plait of hair, amulets like this one were used by children and young women to protect against drowning. This fine amulet is made of gold with stone inlays, including a red stone for the right eye and a green stone for the left. Amulets in the form of the Synodontis Batensoda were particularly popular during the Middle Kingdom, when the fish might have been identified with an astronomical constellation.

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AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD FUNERARY MODEL OF A BOAT MIDDLE KINGDOM, 11TH-12TH DYNASTY, 2087-1759 B.C.

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A Middle Kingdom pectoral with Horus and Set as sphinxes. Formerly displayed at the Met.

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I am once again thinking about the reluctant ruler whose arc justly and correctly includes assuming the throne and taking responsibility for the people set before them

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Head of a Statue of the God Sobek Shedeti

Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1859-1802 B.C.

Limestone, 21 7/16 × 20 1/16 × 18 7/8 in.

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Model of workers grinding grain and butchering cattle Egypt, Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030-1650 BCE)

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

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Golden Cheese arc!! though i guess maybe two more cookies are coming...?

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Dendera Temple Complex : Egypt My mother had made the decision to travel to Israel, Jordan and Egypt. It has been a life long pilgrimage for mum. She was soo disappointed when this opportunity came up, COVID hit. Eureka this time the trip went off without a hitch. So of course I asked to share some of her photos of the trip. Some not so clear as they taken on her iPhone

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~ Bracelet.

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Middle Kingdom; 12th Dynasty

Date: ca. 1900 B.C.

Place of origin: El-Kubanija North, grave 15 l 1, (Grave of a girl)

Medium: Faience, blue-green

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You've all seen the 4th Dynasty beadnet dress now, but what if I could further interest you in the 12th Dynasty faience beadwork apron of Senebtisi:

The apron is made out of faience beads in various shapes. The two sides have distinct motifs: the right side (viewer's left) is made from long round tube beads with lotus-shaped beads at the top beneath the belt, and the left side consists of elongated barrel beads separated by dogbone beads, topped with papyrus-shaped beads.

The sides are separated by a gold-coloured, rectangular buckle carrying Senebtisi's name in hieroglyphs (read from right to left) at the front, and by a gold-capped tail comprised of small rondelle beads at the back.

Not much is known about Senebtisi. She was buried at Lisht with a large array of expensive grave goods, and this apron could potentially indicate a royal connection.

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Mirror handle of Djehutynakht, Nomarch of the 15th nome of Upper Egypt, who lived during the reign of Senusret I.

Mirrors were a luxury item in Egypt, the exquisite workmanship and use of faience and gold on this object reflecting the wealth and power of the owner.

Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1971-1926 BC. From Deir el-Bersha. Now in the Louvre. E 25424

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Protective Figure of Aha-Bes

Egyptian, ca. 1800-1750 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 13th dynasty)

Resembling the protective deity Bes, this benevolent demon holds a snake in each hand, symbolizing his ability to ward off the bites and stings of venomous creatures. The figure has the proportions of a dwarf, the head, mane and tail of a lion, and human eyes. Similar figures to this one were depicted on magical wands of the Middle Kingdom. The details of the figure, such as the eyes, mane, nipples, and the snakes are marked with dark blue lines and dots.

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4,000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists have discovered the 4,000-year-old ancient Egyptian tomb of "Idi," a local governor's daughter who lived during Egypt's Middle Kingdom (circa 2030 to 1640 B.C.). She was buried within two coffins, one inside the other, representatives of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities wrote in a statement on Facebook.

"Finding two intact Middle Kingdom coffins is extraordinary," Kathlyn Cooney, a professor of ancient Egyptian art and architecture at UCLA who was not involved with the excavation, said in an email. These coffins "not only seem well preserved but [are] covered with intricate coffin texts that helped the deceased find their way in the realm of the Underworld," Cooney said.

Studying the new coffin texts may provide more information on how the Egyptians viewed the afterlife, said Caroline Arbuckle, an assistant professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan who was not involved with the excavation. "It is always possible that Egyptologists will find new variations, and these help us to better understand what the ancient Egyptians were afraid might stop them from reaching their eternal paradise, or what they felt they might need in the underworld."

Idi lived during the reign of Senwosret I (circa 1961 to 1917 B.C.) and was the daughter of Djefaihapi, the governor of Asyut, one of the richest provinces at the time.

Her tomb was robbed in ancient times, but parts of the skeleton remained. Analysis of those skeletal remains revealed the woman likely died before age 40 and had a congenital defect in one foot.

The larger of the two coffins was 8.6 feet (2.6 meters) long, while the smaller one was 7.5 feet long (2.3 m), according to the statement. Archaeologists also found the remains of a coffin lid and wooden figurines.

One of the wooden figurines shows a standing woman who may be Idi. If it is, it would "add to a very limited data set of funerary objects that presumably depict the deceased," Cooney said.

In fact, two figurines may depict Idi, Francesco Tiradritti, an Egyptology professor at the Kore University of Enna in Italy who is not part of the excavation. A second figure may show a woman marching. "I am wondering if that statue does not depict the soul of Idy that is coming out from the tomb," Tiradritti said.

Wolfram Grajetzki, an Egyptologist and honorary senior research fellow at University College London who was not involved in the research, said that the coffin's hieroglyphs call Idi the "lady of the house."

Many tombs and burials have been discovered at Asyut over the past 130 years, and some were found in excavations of dubious legality, he added. Artifacts from those excavations are now in museums around the world.

By Owen Jarus.