Title: Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs and Symbols
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, sema tawy, crowned uraei, nefer, wadj, vulture, papyrus
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.4 × W. 1.7 × H. 1 cm (1 × 11/16 × 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery debris MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs