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Fragment of limestone false door tablet from tomb of Nihetep-ptah Hepi

Object register page:

Fragment of limestone [false door tablet]; [sunk relief inscription, including name of Nihetep-ptah Hepi's wife, Imti]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-2-1003
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7521 A
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 16.4 cm Length: 23.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/23/1925
  • Owner
    Nihetep-ptah Hepi (G 7521)
  • Attested
    Imti (in G 7521)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7521

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 2

Ancient People

  • Imti (in G 7521)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Nihetep-ptah Hepi (owner of G 7521). Appears on south false door inscribed for Nihetep-ptah, tablet (name on displaced fitting fragment 25-2-1003), and in chapel relief, entrance of chapel vestibule (= room b), west door jamb inscribed for Imti; false door and door jamb in situ in G 7521, false door fragment found in G 7521 A.

  • Nihetep-ptah Hepi (G 7521)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 7521. Nihetep-ptah, [rn=f nfr] his good name Hepi. South false door (including displaced fitting fragment of tablet 25-2-1003) inscribed for Nihetep-ptah Hepi, identified as [sHD xntjw-S pr-aA sHD pr-aA] inspector of palace attendants of the Great House, inspector of the Great House; false door in situ in G 7521, fragment found displaced in G 7521 A. Also appears in chapel relief, entrance of chapel vestibule (= room b), east door jamb; in situ in G 7521. Limestone drum lintel (25-2-1036) inscribed for Nihetep-ptah Hepi, identified as [sHD xntjw-S pr-aA] inspector of palace attendants of the Great House; found displaced in G 7521 A.