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Drum lintel

Drum lintel with inscription of titles of Tepemankh, with scribal mistakes

Details

  • ID
    BÄM_1138
  • Department
    Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin/Neues Museum
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    D 20
  • Material
    limestone
  • Dimensions
    66 cm
  • Credit Line
    Berlin Ägyptisches Museum
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 - Dynasty 6
  • Owner
    Tepemankh (D 20)
  • Object owned by
    Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin
  • Remarks
    RELATED SITES: D 20; RELATED CONSTITUENTS: Tepemankh (D 20)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • D 20

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

People 1

Ancient People

  • Tepemankh (D 20)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of D 20. Drum lintel (Berlin 1138) inscribed for Tepemankh, identified as [rx nswt jmj-r st n xntj-S pr-aA] royal acquaintance, overseer of the department of palace attendants of the Great House; found in D 20 (removed by Lepsius). False door (Theodore Pitcairn Collection, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania) inscribed for Tepemankh, identified as [Hm-nTr xwfw] priest of Khufu; found in D 20. Relief fragment of south wall (Paris, Louvre E 11161), showing seated Tepemankh and wife Autib receiving offerings from their sons [sA=f] Qaiptah, Khenuka, Kanitef, and Tepemankh; found in D 20. Standing triad or pseudo-group statue (GEM_1077 = Cairo JE 37826): two male figures identified as Tepemankh (possibly father and son - father identified as [jmj-r st xntj-S pr-aA] overseer of the department of palace attendants of the Great House), one female figure identified as Autib; found in D 20 serdab (a).

Institutions 1