Ichneumon雕像吊坠，刻有 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	Ichneumon雕像吊坠，刻有
品名（英）	Figurine Pendant of an Ichneumon, inscribed
入馆年号	1995年，1995.434
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 332
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	高 3.8 厘米 (1 1/2 英寸); 宽 2.2 厘米 (7/8 英寸); 长 5.6 厘米 (2 3/16 英寸)
介绍（中）	伊切诺蒙是一种啮齿动物，类似于猫鼬，与莱托波利斯的荷鲁斯和阿图姆神有联系，在晚期，通过她在布托的崇拜与莱托波利的荷鲁斯在神话中有联系，与瓦杰特女神有联系有时会与鼩鼠混淆，后者也被当作小雕像来供奉，ichneumon有较短的鼻子、较厚的身体和较小的椭圆形耳朵；它的腿是直的，尾巴通常下垂以接触下面的底座（此处断裂）。在这个例子中，小的切割标记表示伊切诺蒙的皮毛，脖子后面有一个双带吊坠环。底座上有一个零碎的铭文，仅部分保存在正面"Wadjet赋予生命（？）…"，下方刻有："Wadjet赋予佩迪之子Taklouthis生命[…]。" 这尊雕像可能被佩戴或悬挂过，但类似的伊克龙经常装饰着用来存放小型动物木乃伊的盒子。虽然ichneumons可以用于Horus或Atum，但它们也经常与其他与太阳崇拜更广泛相关的动物雕像一起被发现，如蜥蜴、猎鹰和鼩鼠。
介绍（英）	The ichneumon is a rodent, similar to a mongoose, that was associated with the gods Horus of Letopolis and Atum, and during the Late Period became associated with the goddess Wadjet through her cult at Buto being linked mythologically with those of Horus of Letopolis. Sometimes confused with the shrew mouse, which was also dedicated as a statuette, the ichneumon has a shorter snout, thick body, and smaller oval ears; its legs are straight and its tail usually droops down to touch the base below (broken here). On this example, small incised marks indicate the ichneumon’s fur and a double-strap pendant loop sits just behind its neck. The base has a fragmentary inscription, only partially preserved at the front "Wadjet gives life(?)...", and is inscribed on the underside: "Wadjet gives life to Taklouthis, son of Pedi[....]." This figure may have been worn or hung, but similar ichneumons frequently adorn boxes that would have held small animal mummies. While ichneumons could be dedicated to either Horus or Atum, they are also frequently found together with other animal statuettes related more broadly to solar cult, such as lizards, falcons, and shrew mice.