Did you know...
*The Baboon in ancient Egypt was a symbol of Thoth, the God of Writing and Wisdom.

Look for...
*The intricate carving of the stone to describe Minemheb's hair. Minemheb was a scribe, court official, and architect.

*The hieroglyphs on the base of the sculpture that identify the different gods to which Minemheb makes offerings.

*Two baboons in the painting from the coffin of the Priestess of Amen Nesykhonsu

Safari photo (82k)
© 1998 Alexander Deligtisch

Above: Statue of Minemheb
Granodiorite, height 17-1/2 inches
Egypt, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Fund, 1996.28

Top: Detail of Coffin Case and Cover of the Priestess of Amen-Ra, Nesykhonsu
Gessoed and painted sycamore fig wood, height 6 feet 11 inches
Egypt, Thebes, late Dynasty 21 or early Dynasty 22, 959-909 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.714