Remarks on a reused block from the temple of Khonsu in Karnak and on New Kingdom's royal horses names

Abstract

peer reviewedThis article concerns a reused block in the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. The block is inscribed with two columns of hieroglyphs, giving the beginning of a ḥtr ʿȝ tp(y) n(y) ḥm=f formula and the name of a horse’s team, Ptpt(w)-ḫȝs.wt. Royal horse names and their presentation in monumental scenes are discussed, as is the question of the dating of the block