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Fragment of inscribed alabaster offering stand

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

Fragment of large alabaster offering stand [DIAGRAM] with part of inscribed Horus name of Khufu. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-34
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Offering tables and basins
  • Findspot
    G 2384, hard debris outside court on E
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Length: 14.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.3145
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/07/1912
  • Owner
    Khufu
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2384

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 1

Ancient People

  • Khufu

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Second king of Dynasty 4, son of Snefru. Builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Known two thousand years later by the Greeks as King Cheops. Horus name: [mDdw] Medjedu. Full birth-name: Khnum-Khufu.