Ancient Egyptian sealing fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Roughly oval shaped mud fragment, with part of an oval seal impression on the upper surface, containing a hieroglyphic inscription. The seal impression has a falcon with a ‘3ht’, horizon, hieroglyph behind it, and what appears to be the bottom of above that. What precedes is indistinct (see below for translation).

Ancient Egyptian sealing fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.61.A
  • Material: mud
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: sealing fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 17mm , Width: 14mm , Depth: 8mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury, J.D.S., The City of Akhenaten: Text, 3 (vol.I), 1951, (p.132, p.136- for house)
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483