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Limestone false door of Igsu

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7691

Small limestone false door [inscribed for the "inspector of craftsmen" [jgsu] Igsu]; [inscription includes mention of his wife [anxmaDHwtt] Ankhmadjedutet, his son Nimaatre, his daugher Tjesti, and three other individuals, named Hemi(?)-re, Senedjemib, and Inbef], inscribed horizontally and vertically; inscription badly preserved in some places. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_28-3-128
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    N door of room G 7691 a
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 23 - 26 cm Length: 47 cm Thickness: 4 - 10 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/15/1928
  • Owner
    Igsu (in G 7691)
  • Attested
    Ankhmadjehutet (in G 7691)
    Hemi(?)-re (in G 7691)
    Inbef (in G 7691)
    Nimaatre (in G 7691)
    Senedjemib (in G 7691)
    Tjesti (in G 7691)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7691

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 7

Ancient People

  • Ankhmadjehutet (in G 7691)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Igsu. Appears on limestone false door (28-3-128) inscribed for Igsu; north false door in G 7691, room a.

  • Hemi(?)-re (in G 7691)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on limestone false door (28-3-128) inscribed for Igsu; north false door in G 7691, room a.

  • Igsu (in G 7691)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Limestone false door (28-3-128) inscribed for Igsu, identified as [sHD Hmwtjw] inspector of craftsmen; north false door in G 7691, room a.

  • Inbef (in G 7691)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on limestone false door (28-3-128) inscribed for Igsu; north false door in G 7691, room a.

  • Nimaatre (in G 7691)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Igsu. Appears on limestone false door (28-3-128) inscribed for Igsu; north false door in G 7691, room a.

  • Senedjemib (in G 7691)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on limestone false door (28-3-128) inscribed for Igsu; north false door in G 7691, room a.

  • Tjesti (in G 7691)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter of Igsu. Appears on limestone false door (28-3-128) inscribed for Igsu; north false door in G 7691, room a.