Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple New Kingdom ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

 

• تُستخدم هذه الأدوات في طقوس "فتح الفم" المصرية القديمة، والتي كان يُعتقد أنها تعيد الحياة إلى المتوفى.
• عُثر عليها في رواسب الأساس "C" في معبد حتشبسوت بالدير البحري

This "meskhetyu" instrument would have been used at the "opening of the mouth" ritual, which was intended to allow the deceased to come to life. The ceremony would have been performed at the consecration of a temple to enable the sculptures and the images on the walls to function as their living counterparts.

Title: Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple

Period: New Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 18

Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III

Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, forecourt, Foundation Deposit 3 (C), MMA excavations, 1923–24 Medium: Wood

Dimensions:

L. 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); H. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)

Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1925

Object Number: 25.3.40