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Fragments of limestone drum lintel of Weri

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2240, G 5210, G 2239, G 2430, G 2415

Two fitting fragments of nummulitic limestone drum [lintel] with incised name [wrj]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_39-5-40
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    Debris on top of mastaba G 2430, [originally from G 2415]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 23 cm Length: 40 cm Thickness: 23 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    05/24/1939
  • Owner
    Weri (G 2415)

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 2415

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2430

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 1

Ancient People

  • Weri (G 2415)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 2415. South false door inscribed for Weri; in situ in G 2415 chapel. Blocks of architrave with titles of Weri (name not preserved), identified as [(jmj-r) Hst jmj-r ... pr-aA] overseer of singing, overseer of ... of the Great House; found behind G 2415. Fragments of drum lintel (39-5-40) inscribed for Weri with end of title [(jmj-r Hs)t] overseer of singing; found displaced on top of G 2430, originally from G 2415.