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Padihorenpe
Foto J.Uriach, por cortesía del MAN

Description

Padihorenpe1 Mummiform figurine made of greenish faience, with blue and brown tones. Tripartite wig, plain. Facial features somewhat grotesque but easily recognizable. The ears are clearly visible. Osiriac beard, heavily eroded (appears braided). Arms not visible. Hands crossed over the chest. The right hand, resting on the left side, holds a hoe and a rope, while the left hand rests on the right side and holds a pick. On the back, a dorsal pillar that merges with the wig. A seed bag with braided fibers can be identified over the left shoulder. The inscription is vertical and consists of a main framed corpus, and a second text on its right side containing the individual's filiation.  

Hieroglyphic transcription

Comments

The owner's theophoric name is related to the Horus of Pe, a divinity linked to Buto, a city located in the Delta and the possible place of origin for this specimen. Padihorenpe can be translated as "He who was given by Horus of Pe" 2. It is worth noting that ancient Buto (the Greek name) comprised the ancient centers of Pe and Dep, which were later encompassed under the name Per-Wadjet (The House of Wadjet). Pe was particularly linked to the cult of Horus, while Dep was linked to the cobra goddess Wadjet. The position held by Padihorenpe was that of General, although some individuals who held this rank did not have troops corresponding to a command of this level under their orders. In any case, the designation of General seems to correspond to a position within the hierarchy of officers or, at least, to a high-ranking status within the administration or the court 3. Several parallels of Padihorenpe are known: the previously mentioned Prague specimen, four preserved in Milan, and another in the Harrogate Museum 4. The name Padihorenpe is uncommon; the same is not true for his mother's name, Neith-em-hat 5, which was widely used during the Saite period.

Padihorenpe

PA-di-Hr-n-p

Current location

National Archaeological Museum, Madrid.

Inv. Nº

2556

Origin

Unknown (possibly Buto)

Material

Faience

Dimensions

11.7 x 3 x 2.1

Dating

26th Dynasty

Bibliography

Unpublished
Parallel in Pavel Onderka 2003 (see note 2)

Typology

5.3.1 TC: XIA5 W35b H30 I8 B26a Tp7a

Transliteration

Wsir imy-ra mSa p3-di-Hr-n-p ms Nit-m-HAt

Translation

The Osiris of the overseer of the army, Padihorenpe, born of Neithemhat.

Author of this record

©Javier Uriach

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