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Limestone offering basin of Iyankhenef

Rectangular limestone offering basin inscribed for Iyankhenef; inscribed around top rim, name Nefret mentioned in inscription (relationship can not be determined).

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_13.3283
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Offering tables and basins
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 1119
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height x width x depth: 22.5 x 34.6 x 12 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
  • Owner
    Iyankhenef (in G 1119)
  • Attested
    Nefret (in G 1119)
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1119

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 55 (incorrectly attributed to G 1111).

People 2

Ancient People

  • Iyankhenef (in G 1119)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Limestone offering basin (MFA 13.3283) inscribed for Iyankhenef, identified as [rx nswt jmj-r sSw(?)] royal acquaintance, overseer of scribes (?); found in G 1119 (incorrectly attributed to G 1111 in Porter-Moss III, p. 55).

  • Nefret (in G 1119)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Possible wife of Iyankhenef. Name appears on limestone offering basin (MFA 13.3283) inscribed for Iyankhenef, identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in G 1119 (incorrectly attributed to G 1111 in Porter-Moss III, p. 55).