Mehunedjem Type 1 – mHw-nDm

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Mehounedjem, Mehtaunedjem

The name means ‘The pleasant North-wind’

During the evacuation of the Bab el Gasus cache, Bouriant registered Mehunedjem on his shabtis list. We only know of this person’s existence from the shabtis that were found
Mehunedjem is one of the persons from the B&G cache, who cannot be matched with any of the “anonymous” coffins or mummies. So, coffins, funerary papyri and shabti boxes are not attributed. See Aston Mehtaunedjem pg. 195
Newberry registered 10 workers and 10 overseers (based on the writing of the name and inclusion in his overview directly behind the workers). The length of the overseers varies between 9.7 cm (5x) and 11.5 cm (5x)
It seems that of type 1, as with Tashedkhonsu, three sizes are available, for Newberry describes overseers of 9.7 cm and 11.5 cm. So probably there are also workers of this size. The pictured version of Type 1 and 2 show great similarities with the series of Tashedkhonsu and Userhatmes
It is not possible to determine whether the 10 workers also belong to the Bab el Gasus cache. It seems unlikely because of their 15 cm height, which would make them one of the the largest in the cache

Origin: Deir el-Bahri, Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun

Period: Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynastie

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Material: Fayence

Dimension: 10,8 cm.


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