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Fragments of limestone false door of Peni

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7917

Seven fragments of limestone [false door inscribed for Peni]; incised [inscription], [Peni's wife Djefatsen depicted seated at offering table opposite her husband on tablet]; fragments 1 and 2 fit exactly, also 5 and 6, fragments 3 and 4 almost join to 1 and 2, fragments 5, 6 and 7 placed roughly in position. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:5

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_30-1-100
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7917 A, debris of pit
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/11/1930
  • Owner
    Peni (in G 7917)
  • Attested
    Djefatsen (in G 7917)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7917

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 2

Ancient People

  • Djefatsen (in G 7917)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Peni. Appears on fragmentary incomplete limestone false door (30-1-100) inscribed for Peni; Djefatsen identified as [Hm-nTr Nt] priestess of Neith; found in seven pieces in G 7917 A.

  • Peni (in G 7917)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Fragmentary incomplete limestone false door (30-1-100) inscribed for Peni, identified as [rx nswt ...pr nbw] royal acquaintance, ... of the house of gold; found in seven pieces in G 7917 A.