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Toilette Dish Inscribed for Maatkare

A stone dish inscribed with Hatshepsut's throne name Maatkare, honoring her father Nebhepetre.

Inscribed with Hatshepsut's throne name Maatkare, linking her to her father Nebhepetre.

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Photograph of a pale pinkish-brown circular stone dish viewed from above, with a shallow central depression and a faint incised inscription near the top edge. It rests on a clear acrylic stand against a white background.
Toilette dish inscribed for Maatkare. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities, Sweden.

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What it is

This is a stone dish, likely used for toiletry purposes, inscribed with Hatshepsut's throne name Maatkare. Scholarly references connect the inscription to her father Nebhepetre Mentuhotep. It is held by the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities in Sweden.

Why it matters

This object links Hatshepsut to her father and shows how royal family connections were recorded on everyday objects. Such inscriptions help historians trace relationships and legitimacy claims among Egyptian rulers.

Why it matters

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  • Why might Hatshepsut want her father's name connected to her own on an object like this?
  • What does the shallow, worn shape of the dish suggest about how it may have been used?
  • What questions remain unanswered about the exact relationship recorded here?

This artifact is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Hatshepsut on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.

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