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Limestone lintel of Sankhenptah

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2342 = G 5520

Limestone door lintel [inscribed for Sankhenptah]; broken in two pieces. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_33-2-194
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    Top of mastaba G 2342 (= G 5520)
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 40 cm Length: 187 cm Thickness: 20 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/23/1933
  • Owner
    Sankhenptah (G 5520)
  • Remarks
    G 2342 = G 5520; pits G 2342 XYZ = G 5522

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5520

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 1

Ancient People

  • Sankhenptah (G 5520)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 5520. Limestone lintel (33-2-194), fragments of limestone architrave (35-11-15a-f), blocks of relief (33-3-10a, d) inscribed for Sankhenptah, identified as [sAb aD-mr nj-nst-xntt jmj-r sSw wr mDw Sma rx nswt Hrj-sStA jmj-r DADAt jmj-r kAt sHD sSw] judge and administrator, preeminent of place, overseer of scribes, great one of the tens of Upper Egypt, royal acquaintance, secretary, overseer of the council, overseer of works, inspector of scribes; found in G 5520 and displaced in pits associated with surrounding mastabas.