Shabti of the High Priest of Thoth Djehutyirdis, born of Nepthysiti

Late Period
380–362 BC
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 127
Djehutyirdis was High Priest of Thoth at Hermopolis, contemporary with Nectanebo I of Dynasty 30. His father, Shepsesirdis, was also a High Priest of this god. The museum has 3 shabtis of Djehytyirdis, 12.183.9, 12.183.10, and 30.8.187. Two show the text encircling the front of the shabti, and the third uses a newer fashion of text organization in a T-shape. These shabtis presumably derive from his tomb at Hermopolis, where the worship of Thoth, god of wisdom and patron of scribes, was centered.

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  • Title: Shabti of the High Priest of Thoth Djehutyirdis, born of Nepthysiti
  • Period: Late Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 30
  • Reign: Nectanebo I
  • Date: 380–362 BC
  • Geography: From Egypt; Presumably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Tomb of Djehutyirdis
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: H. 25.3 × W. 7 × D. 3.7 cm (9 15/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 7/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.183.10
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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