Hieratic ostracon recording the accession of Seti II

Hieratic ostracon recording the accession of Seti II

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

One of many ostraca related to the workforce assigned to the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, this is primarily a daily log of absences, mostly due to illness. It begins, however, with the announcement that Userkheperure (Seti II) has ascended the throne as ruler of Egypt. The news arrived at Deir el-Medina, the village where the royal workmen lived, in Peret. possibly during the third month of this season (which would be the seventh month of the year). The day of the month, 16, is preserved. The news was brought by the scribe Paser.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.