Unguent Tablet

 

An aragonite tablet with seven circular depressions and above them the names of seven sacred oils used in funerary ceremonies. Such oils were standardised, derived largely from plants and had been in use since the Old Kingdom. The god of sacred oils was Nefertem, son of Ptah, and who was also the god of the primeval lotus blossom.

Present location	LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL
Inventory number	M13815
Dating	NEW KINGDOM
Archaeological Site	UNKNOWN
Category	UNSPECIFIED TOMB EQUIPMENT
Material	UNSPECIFIED ROCK
Technique	WORKED; POLISHED
Height	12 cm
Width	5.7 cm

Translation

[The names of the seven sacred oils used during the funeral ceremonies and including a cedar oil.]

Bibliography

• Piotr Beinkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in Liverpool Museum., 1995., 80; pl.127.
• Charles Gatty., Catalogue of the Mayer Collection (Part One)., 1879., 65,No.457

 

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