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Limestone false door tablet of Mestju

Limestone [false door tablet] of [Hm-kA msTw] [the ka-servant (lector priest) Mestju]; [wife (Nebuhetep) and daughter (Khenut) also shown]; broken. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_26-4-206
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7248 A, shaft
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.1117
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/26/1926
  • Owner
    Mestju (in G 7248)
  • Attested
    Khenut (in G 7248)
    Nubhetep (in G 7248)
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7248

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 2

People 3

Ancient People

  • Khenut (in G 7248)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Mestju. Appears on limestone false door tablet (26-4-206 = MFA 27.1117) depicting (on right) Mestju seated with his wife Nebuhetep (once incorrectly written Nebuherep) and (on left) Mestju's daughter Khenut seated with unidentified man (either her husband or Mestju himself); found displaced in shaft G 7248 A.

  • Mestju (in G 7248)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Limestone false door tablet (26-4-206 = MFA 27.1117) depicting (on right) Mestju seated with his wife Nebuhetep (once incorrectly written Nebuherep) and (on left) Mestju's daughter Khenut seated with unidentified man (either her husband or Mestju himself); Mestju identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found displaced in shaft G 7248 A. Mestju may not be owner of G 7248.

  • Nubhetep (in G 7248)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Mestju. Appears on limestone false door tablet (26-4-206 = MFA 27.1117) depicting (on right) Mestju seated with his wife Nebuhetep (once incorrectly written Nebuherep) and (on left) Mestju's daughter Khenut seated with unidentified man (either her husband or Mestju himself); found displaced in shaft G 7248 A.