Palette of Inhertmes,overseer of the granary in Thinis. Long narrow block of wood with two wells for black and red ink at top below cartouche of Tuthmosis III. Below ink wells is slot for holding pens with vertical column of inscription on either side of slot. Bar across centre of slot holds pens in position.
Abydos, tomb D9: :Scribe’s palette of Inhertmes, overseer of the granary in Thinis: :Cartouche at top: Mn-hpr-R’ = Menkheperre (Tuthmosis III) :Left-hand column, right to left: :htp di nsw Dhwty nb hm-ntr Ss3t nbt ss di.sn mrwt hs n k3 n ss imy-r snwt hr ht nbt n Tni ‘In-hrt-ms m3-hrw = :A boon which the king gives for Thoth, lord of prophets, for Seshat, mistress of writing, that they may give love and praise for the ka of the scribe, overseer of the granary, over all things in Thinis, Inhertmes, the justified. :Right-hand column, left to right: :htp di nsw ‘In-hrt nb Tni ntr nfr hpr-ds.f di.f ‘k pr m hwt-ntr.f n k3 n imy-r snwt m T3-wr ‘In-hrt-ms m3-hrw = :A boon which the king give for Onuris, lord of Thinis, the good god, who came into being of himself, that he may give an entering and a going forth in his temple for the ka of the overseer of the granary in the Thinite nome, Inhertmes, the justified.