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Mud seal[ing with seal impressions]; probably Neferefre. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-2-16
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Seals, sealings & stoppers
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4721 A, chamber
  • Material
    Mud
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.1 cm Diameter: 4.3 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 14.1195
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Neferefre
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/27/1914
  • Owner
    Neferefre
  • Problems/Questions
    Problem: see 14-2-17 where royal name changed from Neferefre to Djedkare Isesi // MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4721

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 4

Full Bibliography

  • Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 136.

    Reisner, George A., and William Stevenson Smith. The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops: a Study of Egyptian Civilization in the Old Kingdom. A History of the Giza Necropolis 2. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955, p.53, fig. 57 (mislabeled 14-12-16).

People 1

Ancient People

  • Neferefre

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks King of Dynasty 5. Horus name: [nfr-xaw] Neferkhau; other names: [nfr-f-ra] Neferefre.