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Block of limestone relief

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2332

White limestone block; [inscribed], one vertical line of roughly incised signs [GLYPHS], ["Overseer of Works of the King, sole companion and royal scribe(?) in the temple of Pepy I"]; broken off, in three pieces. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-10-1
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Miscellaneous
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2332 A
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Junker, Hermann. Gîza 2. Die Mastabas der beginnenden V. Dynastie auf dem Westfriedhof. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften. Vienna & Leipzig: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1934, p.
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • MFA accession number
    13.4342a
  • MFA accession number
    13.4342b
  • MFA accession number
    13.4342c
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 13.4342a–13.4342c
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    10/10/1912
  • Attested
    Pepi I
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2332

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 1

Ancient People

  • Pepi I

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Second king of Dynasty 6.