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Painted limestone statue of Iuf and Meri

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Painted limestone seated statue of Iuf and his wife Meri

Details

  • ID
    EMC_JE_49691
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Iuf, serdab
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    H 65 x W 42 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15683
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty 5 - Early Dynasty 6
  • Attested
    Meri (in Iuf)
  • Owner
    Iuf (Iuf)
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    From excavations of the Vienna Academy of Sciences, 1925-1926.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Iuf (Iuf); Meri (in Iuf); RELATED SITE(S): Iuf; RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_X_Sp268LR; KHM_AEOS_II_2766; KHM_AEOS_II_2767; KHM_AEOS_II_2606

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • Iuf

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 2

Ancient People

  • Iuf (Iuf)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Iuf (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Seated pair statue (Cairo JE 49691) inscribed for Iuf and his wife Meri; Iuf identified as [rx nswt xrp ??] royal acquaintance, director of tomb-makers(?); found in situ in mastaba of Iuf serdab.

  • Meri (in Iuf)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Iuf (owner of Iuf, unnumber mastaba excavated by Junker). Seated pair statue (Cairo JE 49691) inscribed for Iuf and his wife Meri; Meri identified as [rxt nswt mjtrt] royal acquaintance, mitret; found in situ in mastaba of Iuf serdab.

Institutions 1