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Model hoe

Model hoe made of two spars of wood fitted together. Model version of hoe used to dig foundation trenches. Inscribed: ntr nfr (M3-k3-R') Imn hnt dsr dsrw mryt - 'the good god, Makare, beloved of Amun, foremost in the Holy of Holies (Deir el-Bahri temple)'

Model hoe made of two spars of wood fitted together. Model version of hoe used to dig foundation trenches. Inscribed: ntr nfr (M3-k3-R') Imn hnt dsr dsrw mryt - 'the good god, Makare, beloved of Amun, foremost in the Holy of Holies (Deir el-Bahri temple)'

Object Model hoe
Provenance Deir el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt
Site Hatshepsut Temple
Period Dynasty XVIII
Material Wood
Subject Egyptology
Ref. No 1896.40:02
Copyrights Bolton Council