Menat with royal name Wahibre
Late Period, Saite
The roundel of the menat depicts the Hathor emblem on top of the gold sign, which is flanked by uraei wearing crowns and holding shen rings; over the scene stretches the sky sign. On the handle the goddess Nebethetepet is depicted behind a column of hieroglyphs that read: the Young (?) God, Wahibre, beloved of Nebethetepet. Wahibre is a name of two 26th Dynasty pharaohs, Psamtik I and Apries. On the reverse is a two column inscription that names the donor Userkaf, who appears to be associated with cults in the southwestern Delta at Sakhebu and perhaps Kom Abu Billou.
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