These ointment jars were found amongst many other artifacts in the foundation deposits of Hatshepsutβs ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ temple πππ at Deir el-Bahri π¦ππ¦π₯π. While foundation deposits can be traced all the way back to the 3rd Dynasty, putting ointment jars in them date back to the 12th Dynasty. There are fourteen foundation deposits associated with Hatshepsutβs ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ temple πππ!
These ointment jars that were found are made of travertine and many have hieroglyphs πΉππͺ with Hatshepsutβs ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ names πππ¦ on them! Many of the jars found at Deir el-Bahri π¦ππ¦π₯π contain oil stains, which means that they were probably used primarily to hold oil that was used in ceremonies at the temple πππ. You can also see a blue ππΉππΏπΈπ₯ faience π£πππΈπΌ, which were very common to find in foundation deposits too!
I love seeing the artifacts from the foundation deposits because they give a glimpse into cool things such as temple πππ construction and religious worship! The artifacts found in foundation deposits also contain the cartouches of the pharaoh ππ» under whom the temple πππ was constructed under!
One of the ointment jars has some simple text on it! Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ!
πΉππ€ – The Perfect Goddess
π³π¦π – Maatkare
πΉπ – May She Live!