Senenu Grinding Grain
The
royal scribe Senenu appears here bent over a large grinding stone.
This unusual sculpture seems to be an elaborate version of a shabti,
a funerary figurine placed in the tomb to work in place of the
deceased in the hereafter. The hieroglyphic text included Senenu's
claim to a blessed afterlife by virtue of his proper behavior toward
the king and gods.
DATES ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. or ca. 1322-1319 B.C.E. or ca. 1319-1292 B.C.E.
DYNASTY late Dynasty 18
PERIOD New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS 7 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 7 9/16 in. (18 x 8 x 19.2 cm)
Brooklyn Museum
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