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Limestone door jamb (?)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2336, G 2382, G 2381

White limestone door jamb (?) with head and shoulders of figure of man in sunk relief, incised line on each side, and incised inscription, [giving name and titles of Khuptah]; stone not broken. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-10-25
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 2336, debris just in back of E face
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Length: ca. 60 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.4344
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    10/25/1912
  • Attested
    Khuptah (in G 2336)
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2336

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 1

Ancient People

  • Khuptah (in G 2336)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of unknown owner of G 2336. Appears on limestone door jamb (?) (12-10-25 = MFA 13.4344), identified as [jmj-r pr] steward; found in debris behind E face of G 2336.