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Limestone offering stone of Neferseshemka

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2035, G 4312, G 7713, G 2017

White limestone offering stone; two vertical lines of inscription on flat top, one at each end, both facing right, (1) on right [GLYPH] [rx nswt Hm-nTr xwfw sHD wab nb jmAx xr nb=f nfrsSmk(A)] "royal acquaintance, priest of Khufu, inspector of wab-priests, possessor of veneration before his lord, Neferseshemka", (2) on left [GLYPHS] [Hm-nTr xwfw m swt=f nb rx nswt nfrsSmk(A)] "priest of Khufu in all his places, royal acquaintance, Neferseshemka"; broken in two pieces. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_37-9-1
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Offering tables and basins
  • Findspot
    Street E of G 4312, [in front of remains of offering niche]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 27 cm Length: 41 cm Thickness: 6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    09/01/1937
  • Owner
    Neferseshemka (G 4312)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4312

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 1

Ancient People

  • Neferseshemka (G 4312)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 4312. Limestone offering stone (37-9-1) with two vertical lines of inscription on flat top, one at each end, both facing right, (1) on right [rx nswt Hm-nTr xwfw sHD wab nb jmAx xr nb=f nfrsSmk(A)] royal acquaintance, priest of Khufu, inspector of wab-priests, possessor of reverence before his lord, Neferseshemka, (2) on left [Hm-nTr xwfw m swt=f nb rx nswt nfrsSmk(A)] priest of Khufu in all his places, royal acquaintance, Neferseshemka; found in situ in front of remains of offering niche on east face of G 4312.