Masaharta; Valley of the Kings; plundering; 21st Dynasty; High Priest of Amun
Abstract :
[fr] Dans cette contribution, je propose une transcription hiéroglyphique ainsi qu’une traduction commentée d’un texte hiératique écrit sur un ostracon récemment découvert dans la Vallée des Rois par une mission égyptienne (O. VoK 2022.13). Il s’agit d’une prière à Amon-Rê dans laquelle le scribe de la Tombe, probablement un petit-fils de Boutéhamon (i), demande au dieu de l’aider à trouver un lieu rempli d’argent et d’or qu’il puisse apporter au Grand Prêtre d’Amon Masaharta, attestant d’un pillage d’État de la Vallée des Rois au début de la 21e dynastie. Le texte est daté d’un an 24, ce qui ajoute six années sûres au pontificat de Masaharta, jusqu’ici documenté jusqu’en l’an 18. [en] This paper offers a hieroglyphic transcription and an annotated translation of the hieratic text inscribed on an ostracon recently found in the Valley of the kings by an Egyptian mission (O. VoK 2022.13). It consists in a prayer to Amun-Ra in which the scribe of the Tomb, probably a grandson of Butehamun (i), asks the god to help him to find silver and gold that he could bring to the high priest of Amun Masaharta, attesting directly to the official plundering of the Valley of the Kings during the early 21st dynasty. The text is dated to a year 24, adding six years to the attested period of pontificate for Masaharta.
Research Center/Unit :
Mondes anciens - ULiège
Disciplines :
Classical & oriental studies
Author, co-author :
Polis, Stéphane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Language :
French
Title :
Trouver de l’argent et de l’or pour Masaharta. Un ostracon de la Vallée des rois de la 21e dynastie
Publication date :
2023
Journal title :
Bulletin de la Société d'Égyptologie
ISSN :
0255-6286
eISSN :
2674-1342
Publisher :
Société d'égyptologie, Genève, Genève, Switzerland
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