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Aus Werner Kaiser : Ägyptisches Museum Berlin. - Berlin: Staatliche Museen, 1967. - S. 56 :
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Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Autors, zitiert aus Dr. Otto Schaden : The God's Father Ay. - Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota, 1977. - S. 88-93 :
Berlin 17555
This wooden chest is said to have been found at Tunah. It contains several titles and variants of titles of Ay and Ty which do not appear in their Amarna tomb, along with several other interesting elements.
The box itself measures 27.9 cm. in length, 26.2 cm. in width. The height of the end panels (B and C below) is 15.8 cm.
A1 and A2 represent the removable cover panels; D and E are the sides which bear texts; B and C are the end panels which have texts and representations. ...
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... (A) Each lid panel contains two lines of hieroglyphic texts. The hieroglyphs were originally filled with blue pigment, traces of which still remain.
The two lines of text of lid panel A1 refer to Ty : "Greatly Praised of Waenre, Lady of the House, Ty" and "Praised of the King's Great Wife, Lady of the House, Ty".
It might be noted that the inscription on side D also contains titles and epithets of Ty.
The texts of A2 contain the following titles and epithets of Ay : "True Royal Scribe, Beloved of Him, God's Father Ay" and "Commander of a Host, Overseer of Horses, God's Father, Ay".
The side E inscriptions consist of titles and epithets of Ay. Therefore, A1 and D refer to Ty, while A2 and E are devoted to Ay.
(B) Side B is one of the two end panels decorated with representations as well as inscriptional materials.
On the left side of the scene is a mummy. Before it kneels Ty, identified here as "His sister, Lady of the House, Ty". In the center of the scene is an offering table loaded with offerings.
On the right one finds a man, presumably a priest or family member, pouring out a libation.
Except for a few holes at the very bottom of the scene, the representation is almost complete. There is even a considerable amount of color reserved.
There is no doubt that the mummy is Ay, for the texts identifying it indicate that he was "Commander of a Host, Overseer of Horses, God's Father Ay".
The speech of the unnamed libation pourer is as follows : "To your ka--cool water [for] your ka from The-One-of-Re who decreed it for you. They shall belong to you forever and ever, (0) God's Father Ay".
(C) End panel C has a scene which is very similar to that of panel B. Ay's mummy is again on the left side, but Ty now stands rather than kneels before it. The offering table is in the center of the picture and the libation pourer is again on the right side.
The preservation is not as good as side B. Some of the texts are missing, as are the heads of Ay's mummy, Ty and libation pourer.
As in side B, the very bottom of the scene is lacking.
The texts identifying Ay and Ty are incomplete : "[. . . Overseer] of Horses, God's Father Ay; His sister, Lady of the House, Ty".
The text indicating the speech of the libation pourer is damaged in several areas. What remains of it may be translated as follows : "Sweet incense on the day of . . . [your] appearance [. . .]".
(D) The side panel D contains texts with the following titles and epithets of Ty : "Greatly Praised of Waenre, Praised of the King's Great Wife, Royal Ornament, Ty". The glyphs themselves are filled with blue paint, while the border of the text is in red.
(E) The side panel E contains the following : "Commander of a Host, Fanbearer on the Right Hand of the King, True Royal Scribe, Beloved of Him, Ay, repeating life". The color scheme is the same as that on side D. ...
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... There are several titles of Ay and Ty which occur in this box, but not elsewhere; namely, Ay's title of Commander of a Host (hry pdt) and Ty's title of Lady of the House (nbt pr). In the case of Ay, the other titles cited on the box are the same as those which appear in his Amarna tomb.
Helck explained this situation by suggesting that Ay may have felt some shame in using an earlier and relatively less exalted title in his tomb.
However, other Overseers of Horses seem to show no reluctance in exhibiting both of these titles together. At a later date, Ay certainly felt no need to conceal his God's Father title, which he still used as part of his name when he became king.
Ty's "Lady of the House" title appears on the Berlin box, but not in the omb of Ay and Ty at Amarna. As this title is one of the most common found among the wives of officials, its ab-sence from the tomb may reflect Ty's lack of concern over what must have been one of her less significant titles.
Ty is "Praised of the Good God" in the tomb, but on the Berlin box she is "Greatly Praised of Waenre" and "Praised of the King's Great Wife." As we have indicated earlier, such epithets (especially in such number and variety) are not commonly found with women. The only title which matches those in the tomb is Royal Ornament. Ty's nurse titles are not on the box.
The titles of Ay on Berlin 17555 basically match those in the tomb. Those of Ty do not. This suggests that Ay's position (as indicated by his titles) was already established at the time the box was made, but that Ty may not have attained the titles which she displays in the tomb. This could signify that Ty was not yet Nurse of the King's Great Wife, Nefertiti, or that Nefertiti was not yet King's Great Wife. We will speculate more on this problem in our "Summary" to this chapter (below).
Even though Berlin 17555 depicts Ay's funeral, let us recall that one of the two side panels and one of the two Covers is devoted strictly to the titles and epithets of Ty; this represents more texts than Ty is granted in the tomb. There would have been sufficient space to have claimed the nurse titles in some form, assuming she had been granted them by the time the box was made. ...
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... All the references to the king and queen are without the use of cartouche names. The name Waenre for Amenophis IV/ Akhenaton is well attested. The use of Waenre with the definite article p3 (Pa-Waenre) is not as common, but occurs sporadically throughout the reign. On the basis of this designation for the king, the Berlin box could date to almost any part of the reign. Other factors, however, suggest an early date (cf. below).
The King's Great Wife cited on sides A1 and D of the box is not named. As Waenre is Akhenaton, it appears that the queen would be Nefertiti, though this conclusion need not necessarily be the correct one.
The identity of the man pouring the libations on end panels B and C is not established. Very often the child or children of the deceased are depicted on the funerary stelae of the parents. If Ay and Ty had any offspring, it would only be natural that a son 'do the honors' for his father in this Situation. But side B does not name him, and side C is damaged at the places where a name may have once stood. There is room for two or three short columns of text in the upper right-hand corner of panel C, but very likely Ay's Commander of a Host and the beginning of his chariotry title originally filled them.
The scenes on end panels B and C are mortuary scenes. Such scenes were not a very common item in the repertoire of the Amarna artists, though there are some examples known. The absence of Osiris or other deities closely associated with the Netherworld suggests that the box may have been constructed at a time when the monotheistic tendency was beginning to manifest itself.
The lack of Atenist Symbols also hints at a fairly early date.
On the basis of the titles of Ay and Ty which appear and which are conspicuously absent and the lack of mention of the usual funerary deities, the construction of the box was probably in the early part of the reign of Amenophis IV. Very likely it is to be set prior to the establishment of Amarna and there is also the possibility that it antedates the elevation of Nefertiti to the rank of King's Great wife (cf. below).
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Hieroglyphen aus Günter Roeder : Aegyptische Inschriften aus den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin II. - Leipzig, 1924. - S. 267-268. Umschrift und Übersetzung von Michael Tilgner.
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Seitenwand B (nach Roeder - Inschriften II), Teje kniend.
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Hieroglyphen aus Günter Roeder : Aegyptische Inschriften aus den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin II. - Leipzig, 1924. - S. 267-268. Umschrift und Übersetzung von Michael Tilgner.
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Seitenwand C (nach Roeder - Inschriften II), Teje stehend.
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Seitenwand C (nach Roeder - Inschriften II), Teje stehend. Der Braunton des Holzes auf diesem Foto entspricht dem Original. Der grünliche Schimmer in einzelnen Aufnahmen entstand vermutlich durch sich verändernde Lichtverhält-
nisse während der Aufnahmen (?).
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13) Holzkasten - ÄMP - 17555
Hieroglyphen aus Günter Roeder : Aegyptische Inschriften aus den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin II. - Leipzig, 1924. - S. 267-268. Umschrift und Übersetzung von Michael Tilgner.
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Seitenwand D (nach Roeder - Inschriften II), Titel der Teje.
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Hieroglyphen aus Günter Roeder : Aegyptische Inschriften aus den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin II. - Leipzig, 1924. - S. 267-268. Umschrift und Übersetzung von Michael Tilgner.
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Seitenwand E (nach Roeder - Inschriften II), Titel des Aja.
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Hieroglyphen aus Günter Roeder : Aegyptische Inschriften aus den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin II. - Leipzig, 1924. - S. 267-268. Umschrift und Übersetzung von Michael Tilgner.
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Auch wenn wohl nicht endgültig zu klären ist welche Große Königliche Gemahlin die Hausherrin Teje überaus hoch schätzt (ob Teje, GKM Amenhotep III oder Nofretete, GKM Amenhotep IV / Echnaton) hier noch ein Stück aus dem Louvre in Paris, E 11044, gefunden in einem Grab in der Nähe des Harims-Palastes in Gurob.
Die Inschrift auf der kleinen Kosmetikdose der Dame Touti nennt sowohl den Thronnamen des Echnaton ("Nefer Cheperu Ra", Foto links oben) als auch den Namen seiner Mutter Teje, in Kartusche, mit ihren Titeln "Hemet Nesut Weret" und "Mut Netjer" oder (?) "Mut Nesut" (Foto rechts).
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Eine der frühesten bekannten Darstellungen Amenhotep`s IV. zeigt ihn in Begleitung seiner Mutter Teje auf einem Türsturz im Grab des Kheruef (TT 192). Amenhotep IV und Teje opfern Wein vor Maat und Ra-Horachte (gegenüber vor Hathor und Atum).
Teje ist auch in dieser Szene, analog Inschrift auf Louvre E 11044, "Mut Netjer" und "Hemet Nesut Weret".
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Im Grab des Huya in Amarna finden wir ein Relief auf dem Nofretete, Echnaton und Teje gemeinsam bei einem Festmahl (?) abgebildet werden. Die Damen sind "Hemet Nesut Weret", Teje zusätzlich auch "Mut Nesut".
Hier die Umzeichnung aus Davies, Norman de Garis : The rock tombs of El Amarna III - The tombs of Huya and Ahmes. - 1905 - Huya, South Wall, East Side - Plate IV :
