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Lintel of Iiu

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Iiu

Fragmentary lintel inscribed for Iiu and his wife Tepemnefret; Iiu identified as [rx nswt Hrj-tp sSr] royal acquaintance, supervisor of linen; found displaced in front of central false door in mastaba of Iiu. Links Iju mit seiner Frau Tep-em-nefret, vor ihm in kleinerem Maßstab sein Sohn Neferhotep; zwei Zeilen Inschrift, Opferformel.

Details

  • ID
    KHM_ÄS_8016
  • Department
    Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    Mastaba of Iiu
  • Credit Line
    Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • Previous Number
    KHM_8016
  • Object Ownership Information
    Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
  • Attested
    Neferhetep (in Iiu)
    Tepemnefret (in Iiu)
  • Owner
    Iiu (Iiu)
  • Object owned by
    Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • Notes
    Herk: Nekropole von Gîza, Grabung H. Junker 1926-27 Erwerb: 1928 inventarisiert; "Inv.N° 8014–8016 stammt aus Grab. d. Wr. Akad. im Westen der großen (Cheops) Pyramide v.J. 1927. (s. Anz. d. Ak. d. Wiss. phil.histor. Klasse 1927 N° XIII)" NegNr-1: II 3016, II 3017 NegNr-2: III 24824, Kitlitschka 1993

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • Iiu

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 3

Ancient People

  • Iiu (Iiu)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Iiu (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Fragmentary lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8016) inscribed for Iiu and his wife Tepemnefret; Iiu identified as [rx nswt Hrj-tp sSr] royal acquaintance, supervisor of linen; found displaced in front of central false door in mastaba of Iiu.

  • Neferhetep (in Iiu)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Iiu (owner of Iiu, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Fragmentary lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8016) inscribed for Iiu and his wife Tepemnefret, depicted as young boy standing in front of seated figures of his parents; found displaced in front of central false door in mastaba of Iiu.

  • Tepemnefret (in Iiu)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=(f)] his wife) of Iiu (owner of Iiu, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Fragmentary lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8016) inscribed for Iiu and his wife Tepemnefret; found displaced in front of central false door in mastaba of Iiu.

Institutions 1