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Fragments of relief: offering list of Nefersefkhufu

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2185

Fragments of offering table scene showing seated figures of man and wife with offerings and long inscription (compartment offering list); beautifully cut: fragments of compartment offering list; two fitting fragments; [over all]: list divided into compartments containing name of offering and amount needed for the funerary ritual, text carved in sunk relief, while figure of kneeling priest, present at end of each row, carved in raised relief.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_12.1497
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Relief
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 2185, debris, mastaba of origin unknown
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 5 - early Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    about 2450–2170 B.C.
  • Owner
    Nefersefkhufu (in G 2185)
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1912: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1912: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
  • Remarks
    Fragments of relief from offering table scene including compartment offering list: MFA 12.1491 + MFA 12.1492 + MFA 12.1493 + MFA 12.1494 + MFA 12.1495 + MFA 12.1496 + MFA 12.1497 + MFA 12.1499 + MFA 12.1500 + MFA 12.1501 + MFA 12.1502 + MFA 12.1503.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2185

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Full Bibliography

  • D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, pp. 92-93, cat. 24.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Nefersefkhufu (in G 2185)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Fragments of relief from offering table scene, including compartment offering list (MFA 12.1491 + MFA 12.1492 + MFA 12.1493 + MFA 12.1494 + MFA 12.1495 + MFA 12.1496 + MFA 12.1497 + MFA 12.1499 + MFA 12.1500 + MFA 12.1501 + MFA 12.1502 + MFA 12.1503) of Nefersefkhufu; found in G 2185 debris, mastaba of origin unknown.