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-Papyrus Mayer B with the mentions of Hsmn and bjA metals, inv. no. M11186. Inserted letter N marks the occurrences of the sign N34, letter U marks the occurrences of the sign U32 (courtesy of the World Museum Liverpool).
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This paper deals with the correct lexicographic identification of the word Hsmn, which was in Egyptology usually translated as "(tin) bronze", if denoting metal. The departure point is the discussion and arguments presented in 1961 by John R. Harris in his monumental work Lexicographical Studies in Ancient Egyptian Minerals. Previous work on the su...
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... explanation for the general categorization of Hsmn is provided by the papyrus Mayer B ( fig. 9), in which the interrogated tomb robbers, among others metalworker Pentahutnakht, described what they looted and how they had split it. The looted tomb was of King Ramesse VI, KV 9 in the Valley of the Kings, while the papyrus itself is likely datable to the Year 9 of Ramesse IX (Peden, 1994, pp. 259-264). The categories are clear from ...
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