Limestone statue of Khnumwerkau Iku
Limestone statuette of Khnumwerkau Iku, squatting on the ground; inscribed on base.
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- ID
- GEM_1115
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- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
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- Classification
- Sculpture
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- Findspot
- Menkaure Valley Temple
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 12.5 x 14.0 cm; 3871 g
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- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
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- Journal d'Entree number
- EMC_JE_41978
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- Cairo Special Register number
- EMC_SR_2/15686
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- Mycerinus publication number
- 43
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- Period
- Old Kingdom
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- Excavator
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Owner
- Khnumwerkau Iku (in Menkaure Valley Temple)
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- Notes
- From excavations of George Reisner, 1910
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- Remarks
- RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): George Reisner; Ba-wr-kaw; RELATED SITE(S): Valley Temple; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_41978; EMC_SR_2.15686; Mycerinus no. 43
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- Site Name Menkaure Pyramid Complex
Ancient People
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Khnumwerkau Iku (in Menkaure Valley Temple)
- Type Owner
- Remarks Limestone statue of squatting man (1908 no. 25 = published no. 43 = Cairo JE 41978) inscribed for Khnumwerkau, [rn=f nfr] his good name Iku, identified as [smr watj Xrj-Hb smsw Hrj-sStA n xtmt-nTr Spss nswt jmj-r st xntjw-S(?) pr-aA] sole companion, senior lector-priest, secretary of the god's treasure, noble of the king, overseer of the department of palace attendants(?) of the Great House; found in Menkaure valley temple (MVT / corridor III-4). Possibly same individual as Werkauba Iku (G 2383).
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.