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The Sarcophagus of Nectanbo I

Here I am with the sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­ of Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓, a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 who ruled π“‹Ύ during the 30th Dynasty (c. 379-361 B.C.E.)! In a previous entry I posted, we learned how to read the titularly from this sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­! So let’s take a bigger look at it!

Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓 was actually the founder of the 30th Dynasty, which is the last native dynasty of Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–! The inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ on this sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­ are beautifully π“„€ carved!

In the second picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏, you can see Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓 in a kneeling position making an offering π“Š΅π“π“Šͺ𓏏𓏔𓏦 of what seems to be bread 𓏑. I am making the assumption that it is bread 𓏑 because the carving in the image 𓏏𓅱𓏏 is the same as the hieroglyph π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ: 𓏑! You can also see a Uraeus 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆗 on his head 𓁢𓏀!

Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓 was actually a military general π“€Žπ“¦ and came to power by overthrowing the previous pharaoh, Nepherites II (who ruled π“‹Ύ for only four 𓏽 months and has no known cartouches). It is thought that Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓 killed Nepherites!

Here are Nectanbo’s cartouches that appear on the sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­:

𓇳𓆣𓂓 – Kheperkare (throne name)
π“ˆ–π“†±π“π“π“‚‘π“ƒ­π“†‘ – Nakht Nebef (birth name)

The sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­ is at the British Museum!