Jar sealing

• Object type o jar-sealing • Museum number EA32670 • Description Part of a jar-seal: of pale brown clay, with an impressed inscription giving the name of Semerkhet and the name of a building, possibly a wine-cellar. Good condition. • Culture/period o 1st Dynasty • Findspot o Excavated/Findspot: Tomb of Semerkhet o (Africa,Egypt,Upper Egypt,Umm el-Qaab (Abydos),Tomb of Semerkhet) • Materials o clay • Technique o impressed • Dimensions o Length: 11 centimetres (max) o Width: 11 centimetres • Inscriptions o  Inscription Type inscription  Inscription Script hieroglyphic  Inscription Translation Semerkhet and the name of a building, possibly a wine-cellar. •

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