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Saturday, 5 March 2011

Deir el Bahri - Senseneb


http://www.metmuseum.org/Imageshare/eg/large/INST.1979.2.30_chr.jpg

Thanks to Debbie for the information about watercolour paintings at the MMA. This is the second of the Howard Carter Deir el Behri watercolours which i have been able to locate pictures of. One thing that strikes me about the 2 featured so far is the quality.

Until today, the name of Senseneb/ Seniseneb was unknown to me. Often my posts are written like this - literally as i find out something new and useful- it appears here.

Having referred to Dr Leser's site and also Anneke Bart's site, as well of course as the source of the picture, the MMA (linked above) - the name of Sen(i)seneb will be an important part of the Hatshepsut jigsaw.

Sen(i)seneb is the mother of Thutmose I, grandmother of Hatshepsut. Although very early days, i have yet to find out much about her, except for her appearance at Deir el Bahri and her relationship to Hatshepsut. If i can find out more, i will post my findings at a later date.

Regards,
Stuart
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5 comments:

  1. Alice7 March 2011 at 07:53

    This picture comes from a niche in the Thutmose I chapel at Deir el-Bahari (E. NAVILLE, The Temple of Deir el Bahari, vol. 1, pl. 13). It's on the upper platform.

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  2. Stuart Tyler7 March 2011 at 12:32

    Hi Alice - that's very useful information. Thanks for your help.

    I currently do not have access to JSTOR (or similar places), but i will see if i can obtain part or all of the above publication online.

    Regards,
    Stuart

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  3. Stuart Tyler4 April 2011 at 12:36

    Hatshepsut - From Queen to Pharaoh, pages 8-9 say that this picture comes from the Upper Anubis Chapel.

    Alice, do you have a picture of the niche from the Thutmose I chapel, so i can compare the two?

    Stuart

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  4. Alice5 April 2011 at 01:26

    There are two Anubis Chapel on the temple : the Upper Anubis Chapel and the Chapel of Tuthmose is the same chapel. I think the Chapel of Tuthmose I is sometimes considered to be a Chapel of Anubis, because the king Tuthmose gives offerings to Anubis. I send you all the pictures of the book of Naville about this chapel.

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  5. Stuart Tyler5 April 2011 at 04:08

    Hi Alice- thanks for the added information. I will get back to you as soon as i get a chance to look at the photos.

    Very much appreciated,
    Stuart

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