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Letter of the scribe Djehutymes to his son Butehamun on recto and verso

The correspondence between Djehutymes and Butehamon does not always feature discussions between father and son, as in the two previous letters. Sometimes they convey thoughtful concern or affectionate worry, expressing Djehutymes’s attachment to his family.
What means your spending up until today without having sent me one letter? Write me about your condition, whether good or bad […] your letter shall cause my heart to be elated […] Moreover, don’t neglect taking water to Amon of the Thrones of Two Lands and call upon him to bring me back from the wilds, the place where I am, for I do not sleep either night and day, being so anxious about you.

Inv. no. :

Cat. 1973 TPOP

Material:

Plant fiber / Papyurs

Dimensions:

22.7 cm x 17.8 cm

30 cm x 30 cm

Date:

1106–1077 BCE

Period:

New Kingdom

Dynasty:

Twentieth Dynasty

Reign:

Ramesses XI

Provenance:

Deir el-Medina (?)

Acquisition:

Purchase Bernardino Drovetti, 1824

Museum location:

Museum / Floor 3 / Writing Gallery / Frame 04

Selected bibliography:

Cavillier, Giacomo, Butehamon: scriba reale della necropoli: vol. 1 (Aegyptica - Annali dell'Accademia Egizia - Studi e Ricerche 6), Trofarello 2016, pp. 124 – 125.
Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Cavillier, Giacomo Titolo=Butehamon: scriba reale della necropoli: vol. 1 Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Aegyptica - Annali dell'Accademia Egizia - Studi e Ricerche Opera=6 Luogo=Trofarello Anno=2016 Menzionato=pp. 124 - 125 Illustrazione=
Cavillier, Giacomo, The Butehamon Project: Researches on a Royal Scribe in Theban necropolis: Volume I, Trofarello (Torino) 2018, pp. 107/108, 118–120.
Tipo=Monografia SottoTipo= Autore=Cavillier, Giacomo Titolo=The Butehamon Project: Researches on a Royal Scribe in Theban necropolis: Volume I Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera= Luogo=Trofarello (Torino) Anno=2018 Menzionato=pp. 107/108, 118-120 Illustrazione=
Guermeur, Ivan, Les cultes d'Amon hors de Thèbes : recherches de géographie religieuse (Bibliothèque de l’École des hautes études, sciences religieuses 123), Turnhout, Belgium 2005, p. 319–320.
Tipo=Monografia SottoTipo= Autore=Guermeur, Ivan Titolo=Les cultes d'Amon hors de Thèbes : recherches de géographie religieuse Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Bibliothèque de l’École des hautes études, sciences religieuses Opera=123 Luogo=Turnhout, Belgium Anno=2005 Menzionato=p. 319-320 Illustrazione=
Luiselli, Maria Michela, Die Suche nach Gottesnähe: Untersuchungen zur persönlichen Frömmigkeit in Ägypten von der 1. Zwischenzeit bis zum Ende des Neuen Reiches (Ägypten und Altes Testament 73), Wiesbaden 2011, pp. 45, 63, 64, 113, 293–294.
Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Luiselli, Maria Michela Titolo=Die Suche nach Gottesnähe: Untersuchungen zur persönlichen Frömmigkeit in Ägypten von der 1. Zwischenzeit bis zum Ende des Neuen Reiches Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Ägypten und Altes Testament Opera=73 Luogo=Wiesbaden Anno=2011 Menzionato=pp. 45, 63, 64, 113, 293-294 Illustrazione=
Pleyte, Wilhelm-Rossi, Francesco, Papyrus de Turin: Textes, Leiden, p. 169, tav. 130 (volume 2).
Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Pleyte, Wilhelm-Rossi, Francesco Titolo=Papyrus de Turin: Textes Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera= Luogo=Leiden Anno= Menzionato=p. 169 Illustrazione=tav. 130 (volume 2)