Scarab Inscribed with the Name Sehetepibre

Scarab Inscribed with the Name Sehetepibre

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This scarab is inscribed with a large cartouche containing the name Sehetepibre, the prenomen of Amenemhat I (Dynasty 12). However, royal name scarabs were not yet manufactured during his reign so this scarab dates to the Second Intermediate Period and may commemorate Amenemhat I. Alternatively, it could hold the prenomen of a hitherto unknown Second Intermediate Period ruler.

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.