Mud Brick Stamped with the Throne Names Aakheperkare (Thutmose I) and Maatkare (Hatshepsut)
This fragmentary mud brick is stamped with a seal that combines the throne names of Hatshepsut (right) and of her father Thutmose I (left). Each royal name is written in a cartouche and followed by an epithet. The inscription reads (right to left) Maat-ka-re, given life; Aa-Kheper-ka-re, justified (true of voice). These epithets indicate that Hatshepsut lives and that her father is deceased. The two rulers are symbolically united by having their names and epithets enclosed in a large cartouche. The same seal impression was used to stamp another brick in the collection (90.6.43)
The bricks probably came from Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri in Western Thebes. On the south side of the upper terrace are chapels dedicated to the funerary cult of each king.
The bricks probably came from Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri in Western Thebes. On the south side of the upper terrace are chapels dedicated to the funerary cult of each king.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mud Brick Stamped with the Throne Names Aakheperkare (Thutmose I) and Maatkare (Hatshepsut)
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
- Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Mud
- Dimensions: L. 12.5 × W.10 × H.6.5 cm (4 15/16 × 3 15/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of James Douglas, 1890
- Object Number: 90.6.42
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 1360 B.C.
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
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