I FARAONI

ANEDJIB

In the middle of the 29th Century BCE, the apparent son of Den came to the throne of Egypt and his name was Anedjib. In hieroglyphs, his name was spelled: 𓎚 𓏋

On the right, the name of Anedjib in the now-familiar serekh or palace facade and, on the left, an image of Anedjib likely holding a ceremonial mace. The photographer goes by the name of Udimu.
A destra, il nome di Anedjib nell’ormai familiare serekh o facciata di palazzo e, a sinistra, un’immagine di Anedjib che probabilmente impugna una mazza cerimoniale. Il fotografo si fa chiamare Udimu.

He was apparently the William Wallace or Mel Gibson of ancient Egypt as his name means “Brave of heart.” Once again, you can see that same heart in his name (ib) which, as you may remember (from my recent post on Aha and Benerib) was placed on the Scale of Ma’at in the Judgement Hall.

Anedjib’s throne name was “Merbiap” which means he also must have been a king in the Game of Thrones 🤣 as Merbiap is translated as “Beloved one of the iron throne.”

© David Robbins

During the 10-year reign of Anedjib, the artifact pictured was created in that middle of the 29th Century BCE. It is the most enigmatic such object that I can think of from ancient Egypt. In fact, it is called an “oopart” which is defined as an artifact technologically at odds with its determined age. Yet, its age is determined based on physical, chemical and geological evidence and, most importantly, was found in the tomb of Anedjib’s son named Sabu. The ornamental vessel was found in the burial chamber of the Mastaba of Sabu (Tomb 3111) at Saqqara by Egyptologist Walter Emery on the 10th of January 1936.

The Tri-Lobed Disc of Sabu is a round-bottomed bowl with three thinly-carved curved lobes. As you can see, the lobes are carved at 120 degrees around its periphery. And the shape and curve of those lobes suggest some sort of function. Akio Kato of Kanagawa University proposes that it was used in making beer while others propose that it was used in manufacturing natron.

Its medium is metasiltstone and its diameter is 60 cm or 23.5 inches. I could not determine its accession number but it is found in the Cairo Museum (formerly immediately adjacent to the two coffins of Ahmose-Merytamun). I believe it is still there but the coffins have been moved.

Anedjib’s Great Royal Wife was named Betrest.

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