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Limestone offering stand of Djedwai

Tall limestone offering stand of Djedwai; inscription runs vertically: [rx nswt Hm-nTr xwfw sHD wabw jmAxw Ddwaj] "the royal acquaintance, priest of Khufu, inspector of wab-priests, the honored Djedwai".

Details

  • ID
    HM_6-19816
  • Department
    Hearst Museum, Berkeley
  • Classification
    Stands
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 1452+1453: G 1453, in front of S niche in offering chapel
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    89 x 25.5 cm (35 1/16 x 10 1/16 in)
  • Credit Line
    Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Hearst Egyptian Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
  • Date of Register Entry
    1903–1904
  • Owner
    Djedwai (G 1452+1453)
  • Object owned by
    Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Tombs and Monuments 1

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Fischer, Henry G. "Offering Stands from the Pyramid of Amenemhet I." Metropolitan Museum Journal 7 (1973), p. 125, fig. 6, p. 126, n. 7.

    Lutz, Henry F. Egyptian Tomb Steles and Offering Stones of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology of the University of California. University of California Publications. Egyptian Archaeology 4. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1927, pp. 1, 15, pl. 4.6.

    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. 64.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Djedwai (G 1452+1453)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner (along with Kaninisut) of G 1452+1453. North and south false doors inscribed for Djedwai, identified as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; in situ in G 1453 chapel (south chapel). Limestone offering basin (Hearst 6-19751) and two limestone offering stands (Cairo JE 37732 = CG 57002, Hearst 6-19816) inscribed for Djedwai, identified as [rx nswt Hm-nTr xwfw sHD wabw] royal acquaintance, priest of Khufu, inspector of wab-priests; all found in situ in G 1453 chapel (south chapel) in front of south false door.

Institutions 1