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Fragment of limestone drum lintel from tomb of Nisutnefret

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2 of 2 • Twenty-four fragments of relief from lintel and one from drum lintel of [GLYPHS] Nisutnefret from G 1457: top and middle rows: 37-1-7; bottom row: 37-1-8
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Twenty-four fragments of relief from lintel and one from drum lintel of [GLYPHS] Nisutnefret from G 1457: top and middle rows: 37-1-7; bottom row: 37-1-8

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 1457

Fragment of white limestone drum [lintel] with name, [Nisutnefret], in relief. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:5

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_37-1-8
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    Street E of mastaba G 1457, [originally from G 1457]
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: 11.5 cm Length: 23.5 cm Thickness: 3.4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/14/1937, 01/16/1937
  • Owner
    Nisutnefret (G 1457)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1457

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 1

Ancient People

  • Nisutnefret (G 1457)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 1457. Chapel entrance drum lintel and false door (including upper lintel) inscribed for Nisutnefret, identified as [rx nswt Hrj-sStA n nswt xrp n wabw nswt jmj-r Axt-xwfw jmj-r wabt nswt Hm-nTr xwfw] royal acquaintance, secretary of the king, director of royal wab-priests, overseer of the pyramid of Khufu, overseer of the royal wabet, priest of khufu; in situ in G 1457. Fragments of lintel and drum lintel (37-1-7, 37-1-8) inscribed for Nisutnefret; found east of G 1457.