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| Keywords: Canaanite - Scarab with Cartouche of King Sheshi - Walters 4217 - Back.jpg The ancient Egyptians believed that the dung beetle the Scarabaeus sacer was one of the manifestations of the sun god Representations of these beetles were used as amulets and for ritual or administrative purposes This scarab is a typical example of the Second Intermediate Period The bottom inscription contains the name and title of the King Sheshi as well as a wish formula for his life The highest point of the back is the pronotum dorsal plate of the protorax Two side-notches at shoulder height define the partition between pronotum and elytron wing cases ; these notches differ in shape and depth and are not aligned The proportions of the top are slightly unbalanced and the pronotum is asymmetrical Two incised circular lines define the partition between body and the oval base The trapezoidal head is framed by borderlines and flanked by rectangular eyes The trapezoidal side plates have curved outer edges and the clypeus front plate a central base notch The scarab is longitudinally pierced was originally mounted or threaded and used as an amulet Such an amulet should on one side secure the existence and divine monarchy for this king and on the other provide its private owner with his royal patronage There are many scarabs with the name of king Sheshi e g Baltimore Walters Art Museum 42 17 and 42 26 which were found in Egypt Nubia and Palestine; nevertheless there are no other monuments or historical records It is likely that the throne name of Sheshi was Maat-ib-Re and scarabs with this name were similar popular and widespread The identification of Sheshi with a Hyksos rulers or one of the Hyksos vassals is likely but not positive Furthermore it was several times considered to interpret the name as a variant of the name of the Hyksos ruler Apepi between 1648 1539 BC Second Intermediate Period light beige steatite cm 1 1 5 2 2 accession number 42 17 29621 Henry Walters Baltimore 1911 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Translation Birth name of King Sheshi in a cartouche combined with solar filiations title and a wish formula Son of Re Sheshi to whom may be given life place of origin Palestine Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Hyksos scarabs Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Canaanite art Sheshi Works of the 15th dynasty of Egypt Scarabs with Wish Formula | ||||
