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Horemheb en scribe

New Kingdom
ca. 1336–1323 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 121
Avant de devenir pharaon lui-même, Horemheb avait été chef des armées et député du roi sous le règne des pharaons Aya et Toutankhamon. Cette statue, commandée alors qu’Horemheb était général, le représente exerçant les fonctions de scribe et d’administrateur. Malgré l’absence de la main droite, il est évident qu’Horemheb écrit sur le papyrus déroulé sur ses genoux. Le texte est un hymne à la gloire de Thot, dieu de l’écriture et de la sagesse, qu’il présente comme un vizir consciencieux de Rê, dieu du soleil, ce qui implique que le rôle de Horemheb auprès du roi est semblable à celui de Thot auprès de Rê.

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  • Titre: Horemheb en scribe
  • Période: XVIIIe dynastie, règne d'Aya ou de Toutankhamon
  • Date: v. 1336–1295 av. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Provenant sans doute de Memphis, temple Ptah
  • Technique: Granodiorite
  • Dimensions: 113 x 71 x 55,5 cm
  • Crédits: Don de M. et MmeV. Everit Macy, 1923
  • Accession Number: 23.10.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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