ancientpeoples:Jubilee Vessel of Pepi I ca. 2290 BCE (Old Kingdom, 6th dynasty)Alabaster (calcit
ancientpeoples: Jubilee Vessel of Pepi I ca. 2290 BCE (Old Kingdom, 6th dynasty) Alabaster (calcite) and pigment The beautiful hieroglyphs on this vessel identify its owner and the ritual in which it was used. On the left is King Pepi I’s Horus name (one of a king’s five names), “Beloved of the Two Lands [Egypt].” At center is his throne name, Mery-re; below are brief, symmetrical texts reading, “given life and dominion forever.” On the right is a text, “First day of the Sed-festival.” If an Egyptian king reigned for thirty years, he performed a ritual of renewal, the Sed-festival, in which this vessel would have been used. From the Walters Art Museum -- source link
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