Egyptian. <em>Funerary Figurine of Petamenophis</em>, ca. 670–650 B.C.E. Steatite, glaze, Height: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 60.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 60.10_NegA_bw_SL4.jpg)

Egyptian. Funerary Figurine of Petamenophis, ca. 670–650 B.C.E. Steatite, glaze, Height: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 60.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 60.10_NegA_bw_SL4.jpg)

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Funerary Figurine of Petamenophis

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Famous for his huge tomb at Thebes, Petamenophis was a priest who read certain texts at funerary ceremonies. The full face, broad wig, and chunky proportions of his ushebti, or funerary figurine, are also characteristic of sculptures of Dynasty XXV and the first part of Dynasty XXVI. Inscribed on the lower half of the ushebti is Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, the standard text for funerary figurines.

CULTURE Egyptian

MEDIUM Steatite, glaze

Possible Place Collected: Thebes, Egypt

DATES ca. 670–650 B.C.E.

DYNASTY late Dynasty 25 to early Dynasty 26

PERIOD Late Third Intermediate Period to early Late Period

DIMENSIONS Height: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 60.10

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

CAPTION Egyptian. Funerary Figurine of Petamenophis, ca. 670–650 B.C.E. Steatite, glaze, Height: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 60.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 60.10_NegA_bw_SL4.jpg)

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What is the term that describes the kind of pictorial writing found on these statues?

In general, the writing on the pieces you'll see in the galleries can all be referred to as Egyptian hieroglyphs or simply hieroglyphs, the writing system used in ancient Egypt.