Scarab with Throne Name of Thutmose III

Item Overview

Title

Scarab with Throne Name of Thutmose III

Collection

UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (UEE)

Notes

Description

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Gift of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Article: Scarab
Pressed in a Form/Model

Caption

Scarab inscribed with throne name ofThutmose III, reading nTr nfr Mn-xpr-ra, “the good god Menkheperra,” and below this an anx sign, meaning “may he live.” Menkheperra can also be read cryptographically as the name Amen-ra (sun disk = j; mn sign = mn; kheper beetle = ra). Faience. 18 - 20th dynasties

Physical Description

Medium

Faience

Keywords

Genre

Scarab Seal

Subject Temporal

18th Dynasty
New Kingdom
20th Dynasty
19th Dynasty
Reign of Thutmoses III

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Material Culture, Art and Architecture
Cult Objects
Scarab