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Seal of Henat
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This seal imprint in clay has an inscription organised in two horizontal rows. It consists of the name, title and descent of the owner: “prophet of Menkare, de high reading priest, Henat, son of Psamtek-sa-Neith”. This person and his family are known from several documents. Henat was probably a contemporary of the Persian kings. His first title (“prophet of Menkare”) shows the existence of a cult for king Menkare in the Persian Period. The imprint is less well preserved than the other copy (compare E.6941A) and was used to bind together papyrus scrolls.