Yuny and His Wife Renenutet New Kingdom, Ramesside Dynasty 19 Reign: reign of Seti I Date: ca. 1294–1279 B.C. Middle Egypt, Asyut Tomb of Amenhotep, Medium: Limestone, paint These figures represent Yuny seated next to his wife Renenutet. Yuny, who lived in the city of Asyut, was a chief royal scribe and holder of many other offices, perhaps including that of physician. Additional inscriptions on the base of the statue further elaborate Yunys responsibilities. On the center fold of Yunys pleated skirt is an inscription that reads: May everything that comes forth upon the offering table of [the god] . . . and all pure food that comes forth from the Great Enclosure [the temple complex at Heliopolis] be for the chief scribe, royal scribe of letters, Yuny, justified. Renenutet affectionately places her right arm around her husbands shoulders. On the back of the statue she is described as a singer of Amun-Re. In her left hand, she holds by its metal counterweight a heavy bead necklace called a menat. Menat necklaces were ritual implements that were held in the hands and shaken like cymbals, especially in the service of the goddess Hathor, but also when entering the presence of other deities. تمثال من الحجر الجيرى ل (يــونى ) الكاتب الملكى الذى كان يعيش فى أسيوط والقائم بكثير من الوظائف منها مهنة الطب فى زمن جكم سيتى الأول والى جانبه زوجته رن نن أوتت الدوله الحديثه / حكم الرعامسه الأسرة 19 / حكم سيتى الأول حوالى 1294-1279 قبل الميلاد مصر الوسطى / أسيــوط/ مقبرة أمنحتب
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