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Fragments of inscribed limestone false door

Object register page:

Two fitting fragments of limestone [false door, lower part of N inner and outer jambs]; [sunk relief inscription: outer jamb: female figure identified as Nefrethakhufu; inner jamb: partially illegible inscription, [jmAxw]t xr nTr aA [rn=]s [nfr] Srt "[justified] before the great god, her [good name] Sherit"]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-1-973
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    E of pit G 7215 Q
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 36 cm Width: 25 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/19/1925
  • Attested
    Sherit (in G 7215)
  • Owner
    Nefrethakhufu (in G 7215)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7215

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 2

Ancient People

  • Nefrethakhufu (in G 7215)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Appears on north outer jamb of false door fragment (25-1-973); found in debris east of G 7215 Q. Possibly same individual as Sherit (named on north inner jamb).

  • Sherit (in G 7215)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks False door fragment (25-1-973) with partially illegible inscription on north inner jamb: [jmAxw]t xr nTr aA [rn=]s [nfr] Srt "[revered] before the Great God, her [good name] Sherit"; found in debris east of G 7215 Q. Possibly same individual as Nefrethakhufu (depicted on north outer jamb).