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Fragment of limestone stela of Useri[...]

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7135 (formerly G 7140 Z), G 7011, Isis Temple, street G 7200

Lower fragment of limestone stela of Useri[...]; inscription incised in horizontal bands: ["…all good and pure [things] for the ka of the justified Useri[…], son of Iyiry, his mother Tasaaka(?). His son, who makes his name live, Iyiry"]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_26-3-71
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Stelae
  • Findspot
    Isis temple, room J, pit J, chamber J II
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 31.5+ cm Width: 23.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/13/1926
  • Owner
    Useri[…] (in Isis Temple)
  • Attested
    Iyiry (in Isis Temple)
    Iyiry (in Isis Temple)
    Tasaaka(?) (in Isis Temple)

Tombs and Monuments 1

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, pp. 261-262.

People 4

Ancient People

  • Iyiry (in Isis Temple)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Father of Useri[...]. Fragment of limestone stela (26-3-71) inscribed for Useri[...], son of Iyiry and Tasaaka(?), dedicated by his son Iyiri; found displaced in Isis Temple (pit J).

  • Iyiry (in Isis Temple)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Useri[...]. Fragment of limestone stela (26-3-71) inscribed for Useri[...], son of Iyiry and Tasaaka(?), dedicated by his son Iyiri; found displaced in Isis Temple (pit J).

  • Tasaaka(?) (in Isis Temple)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Mother of Useri[...]. Fragment of limestone stela (26-3-71) inscribed for Useri[...], son of Iyiry and Tasaaka(?), dedicated by his son Iyiri; found displaced in Isis Temple (pit J).

  • Useri[…] (in Isis Temple)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Fragment of limestone stela (26-3-71) inscribed for Useri[...], son of Iyiry and Tasaaka(?), dedicated by his son Iyiri; found displaced in Isis Temple (pit J).