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Limestone sarcophagus of Weta

Limestone sarcophagus with name of a priest of the pyramid of Menkaure, Weta; lid broken

Details

  • ID
    GEM_15017
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
  • Findspot
    Giza, mastaba near Third [Menkaure] Pyramid, "Southern Necropolis"; listed in CG as from Saqqara.
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    JE: 217 cm; GEM: 84 x 76.7 x 196 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Catalogue General number
    EMC_CG_1787
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/14802
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_30189
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Owner
    Weta
  • Notes
    Found 1892.
  • Remarks
    ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_CG_1787; EMC_SR_2/_14802; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Weta

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Porter-Moss, p. 311; BORCHARDT Denkmäler, II, Bl. 110, pp. 205-6 with plan; DONADONI ROVERI, Sarcofagi egizi, Tav. xxxvi [I], pp. 132-3 [B 60]; SCHMIDT Sarkofager, fig. 209; text, DARESSY in Rec. Trav. xiv (1893), p. 165 [liv]; SETHE, Urk. i (1933), 22 [15]; titles, JUNKER, Weta und das Lederkunsthandwerk [etc.] in Sitzungsb. Wien, 231 [I] (1957), pp. 5-33, cf. Taf. i [a, 1-2; b, right]; DE RICCI MSS. D. 62, 33; see HASSAN, The Great Sphinx, p. 308 [Ent. 30189]; MASPERO, Guide, p. 30 [59].

People 1

Ancient People

  • Weta

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Limestone sarcophagus (Cairo JE 30189 = CG 1787) inscribed for Weta (on lid and sides), identifed as [wab nswt rx nswt xntj-S Hrj-sStA nTrj-mnkAwra gs jmj-r gsw Xrj-a nswt Tbw nswt jmj-r artjw jrt mDAt nt art nt Xrj-Hb] royal wab-priest, royal acquaintance, palace attendant and secretary of the pyramid of Menkaure, leather-worker, overseer of leather-workers and royal assistants(?), sandal-maker of the king, overseer of manufacturers of writing material/papyrus rolls(?); provenance uncertain (according to Reisner "from mastaba near Third Pyramid").