Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2420, G 2411
Limestone statue of Nedjemu; standing with left foot advanced, leaning back against rectangular support, arms hanging down at sides, hands closed holding handkerchief (?), short wig covers ears, dressed in pleated apron over white [kilt], body painted brown, hair, back support, and base black, [kilt] white, apron yellow, handkerchief white; practically complete, but in several fragments (base fragment with feet of figure only, part of right arm with hand holding handkerchief). Illustration: Yes
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- ID
- HUMFA_36-5-31
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Sculpture
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- Findspot
- Pit G 2420 D, III level (base found at same level as 36-5-30, next day part of right arm and hand holding handkerchief found lower down in pit, rest of statue, complete except for bit broken out of left upper arm, found June 21 in G 2411 Z, lying half under stones of door blocking)
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- Height: base: 6.2 cm; total: 37.5 cm Width: 10.5 cm Length: 16.6 cm Thickness: base: 3 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA 37.662 deaccessioned; Institute of Eg. Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1987.2.1
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- Date of Register Entry
- 05/15/1936, 05/16/1936, 06/21/1936
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- Owner
- Nedjemu (in G 2420)
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- Object owned by
- Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, University of Memphis, Tennessee
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- Notes
- MFA 37.662 deaccessioned to Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, University of Memphis, Tennessee, July 29, 1987
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- Remarks
- Diary entries for G 2419 (April 30, 1936, Vol.28.p.312) and G 2411 Z (June 21, 1936, Vol.29.p.347) report arm for this statue as found in G 2419, rather than G 2420 D (May 16 and 17, 1936, Vol.29.p.326).
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA and Memphis accession numbers verified
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Brovarski, Edward. "A Triad for Pehenptah." Warsaw Egyptological Studies I. Essays in honour of Prof. Dr. Jadwiga Lipinska. Warsaw: National Museum "Pro-Egipt," 1997, p. 263, note 8.
Ancient People
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- Type Owner
- Remarks Headless limestone seated statue (36-5-29 = MFA 37.642) inscribed for Nedjemu, identified as [xntj-S pr-aA] palace attendant of the Great House; fragmentary limestone standing statue (36-5-31 = MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Memphis 1987.2.1) inscribed for Nedjemu (dedicated by his son Seneb), identified as [sHD wabw xntj-S] inspector of wab-priests, palace attendant; seated statue and base of standing statue found in G 2420 D, body of standing statue found in G 2411 Z. Porter & Moss (p. 93) attribute G 2420 to Nedjemu on the basis of two statues inscribed for him but found displaced in shaft D. However, they do not mention the three in situ false doors in room b, the southernmost (and, presumably, main) one of which is inscribed for Khufudjedef, suggesting that he was the owner of G 2420.
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Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, University of Memphis, Tennessee
- Type Object owned by
ID: HUMFA_B8709_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2411
Description: Cemetery G 2400: G 2411 Z, door block, part of standing statue of Nedjemu (36-5-31 = MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Memphis 1987.2.1) in situ at base of blocking, looking S
ID: HUMFA_B8696_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2420
Description: Limestone statues from G 2420 D: 36-5-29 (= MFA 37.642, headless seated statue of Nedjemu), 36-5-32 (= MFA 37.641 deaccessioned, seated statue of inti ?), 36-5-31 (= MFA 37.662, deaccessioned = Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1987.2.1, base of statue of Nedjemu, dedicated by his son Seneb), 36-5-30 (= Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 67570, servant statue, squatting man with jar)
ID: HUMFA_C13855_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2420, G 2411
Description: Limestone standing statue inscribed for Nedjemu, dedicated by his son Seneb, from G 2420 D (base) and G 2411 Z (body) (profile proper right): 36-5-31 (= MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1987.2.1)
ID: HUMFA_C13856_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2420, G 2411
Description: Limestone standing statue inscribed for Nedjemu, dedicated by his son Seneb, from G 2420 D (base) and G 2411 Z (body) (quarter view proper right): 36-5-31 (= MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1987.2.1)
ID: HUMFA_C13857_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2420, G 2411
Description: Limestone standing statue inscribed for Nedjemu, dedicated by his son Seneb, from G 2420 D (base) and G 2411 Z (body) (front): 36-5-31 (= MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1987.2.1)
ID: HUMFA_C13858_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2420, G 2411
Description: Limestone standing statue inscribed for Nedjemu, dedicated by his son Seneb, from G 2420 D (base) and G 2411 Z (body) (back): 36-5-31 (= MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1987.2.1)
ID: HUMFA_C13851_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2411
Description: Cemetery G 2400: G 2411 Z, door block, part of standing statue of Nedjemu (36-5-31 = MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Memphis 1987.2.1) in situ at base of blocking, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C13829_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2420
Description: Cemetery G 2400: G 2420 D, headless servant statue (36-5-30 = Cairo JE 67570) and base of standing statue of [GLYPHS] Nedjemu (36-5-31 = MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Memphis 1987.2.1) in situ, looking SE
ID: HUMFA_C13810_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2420
Description: Base of limestone standing statue inscribed for Nedjemu, dedicated by his son Seneb, from G 2420 D (from above): 36-5-31 (= MFA 37.662 deaccessioned = Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Memphis 1987.2.1)
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