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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Djati

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2337 X

Limestone door jamb (?) with [five registers of raised] relief; [top register: boat with figures; second register: two men slaughtering bull (identified as Djati's sons Djati and Ankhu); third register: three female offering bearers facing left carrying ducks and other offerings (identified as Djati's daughters Seshseshet and Khenit, and Djati's sister Hedjeret); fourth register: three male offering bearers facing left laden with trays and baskets of offerings (identified as Djati's sons Tapehet and Teti, and Djati's brother Kawehem); bottom register: Renpetnefret (son of Djati), facing right offering incense to Djati and his unnamed wife (facing left); all registers: background around figures contain captions for scenes in hieroglyphs]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:5

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-7-21
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    G 2337 X, Djati, fallen down a little to E of pit
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.445
  • Date of Register Entry
    1925
  • Owner
    Djati (G 2337 X)
  • Attested
    Ankhu (in G 2337 X)
    Djati (in G 2337 X)
    Hedjeret (in G 2337 X)
    Kawehem (in G 2337 X)
    Khenit (in G 2337 X)
    Renpetnefret (in G 2337 X)
    Seshseshet (in G 2337 X)
    Tapehet (in G 2337 X)
    Teti (in G 2337 X)
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

Published Documents 2

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Simpson, William Kelly. Mastabas of the Western Cemetery, Part 1: Sekhemka (G 1029); Tjetu I (G 2001); Iasen (G 2196); Penmeru (G 2197); Hagy, Nefertjentet, and Herunefer (G 2352/53); Djaty, Tjetu II, and Nimesti (G 2337X, 2343, 2366). Giza Mastabas 4. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, pp. 28 (mislabeled as 25-7-2), 30, pls. LIIIb-c, LIVc (mislabeled as 25-7-2), fig. 41.

    Simpson, William Kelly. "Topographical Notes on Giza Mastabas." In Manfred Görg and Edgar Pusch, eds. Festschrift Elmar Edel 12. März 1979. Ägypten und Altes Testament 1. Bamberg, 1979, pp. 489-490 (mislabeled as 25-2-21).

People 10

Ancient People

  • Ankhu (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). Appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (second register, two men butchering cow, figure on right); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.

  • Djati (G 2337 X)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 2337 X. Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of Teti. False door inscribed for Djati, identified as [sAb xrp sSw sHD sSw] juridicial director of scribes and inspector of scribes; in situ in G 2337 X. Also appears in chapel relief, block of relief south of false door (second register), identified as [jmj-r pr sS n sA Hm(w)-kA] steward, scribe of a phyle of ka-priests, (fourth and fifth [bottom] registers), identified as [jmj-r pr] steward; in situ in G 2337 X. Limestone lintel (25-7-1 = MFA 27.446) inscribed for Djati, identified as [tAjtj sAb TAtj jmj-r kAt nbt nt nswt jmj-r sSw n a mrr nb=f snDm-jb n(j) Dt=f sAb sHD sSw smAa wDa mdw n wsxt jmj-r pr sS n sA Hmw-kA] chief justice and vizier, overseer of all royal works, overseer of document scribes, beloved of his lord Senedjemib, he who belongs to his funerary estate, juridicial inspector of scribes, verifier of the judgement of the broad hall, steward, scribe of a phyle of ka-priests; also appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (bottom register); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.

  • Djati (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). One of two sons identified as "eldest son" of Djati. Appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (second register, two men butchering cow, figure on left); found displaced in front of false door.

  • Hedjeret (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Sister ([snt=f] his sister) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). Appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (third register, three women facing left carrying offerings, figure on right); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.

  • Kawehem (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Brother ([sn=f] his brother) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). Appears in chapel relief, block of relief south of false door (fourth register, vignette on right, two male figures facing each other, Kawehem offering fowl to Djati); found in situ in G 2337 X. Also appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (fourth register, three men facing left with trays of offerings held aloft in right hand and fowl in left, figure in middle); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.

  • Khenit (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). Appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (third register, three women facing left carrying offerings, figure in middle); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.

  • Renpetnefret (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f smsw n Xt=f] his eldest son of his body) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). One of two sons identified as "eldest son" of Djati. Appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (fifth [bottom] register, Renpetnefret facing right offering incense to Djati and unnamed wife facing left); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.

  • Seshseshet (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter (sAt=f] his daughter) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). Appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (third register, three women facing left carrying offerings, figure on left); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.

  • Tapehet (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). Appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (fourth register, three men facing left with trays of offerings held aloft in right hand and fowl in left, figure on left); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.

  • Teti (in G 2337 X)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f n Xt=f] his son of his body) of Djati (owner of G 2337 X). Appears on block of relief (25-7-21 = MFA 27.445), possibly door jamb (fourth register, three men facing left with trays of offerings held aloft in right hand and fowl in left, figure on right); found in G 2337 X, displaced in front of false door.