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Limestone offering stone

Rectangular limestone offering stone with disc and basin, with name of [bDtj nbw Hnnf] "goldsmith, Henenef."

Details

  • ID
    GEM_7720
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Offering tables and basins
  • Findspot
    G 1062
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    9.0 x 17.0 x 36.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_37730
  • Catalogue General number
    EMC_CG_57008
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15476
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Owner
    Henenef (G 1062)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Notes
    From excavations of George Reisner, 1904-1905
  • Remarks
    ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_37730; EMC_CG_57008; EMC_SR_2.15476

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1062

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Full Bibliography

  • Moret, A. Supplement a l'Ancien Empire. Autels et tables d'offrandes. 57001-23. 1908. 18-19.

    Porter and Moss, Bibliographie III/I, p. 55.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Henenef (G 1062)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 1062. Limestone offering stone (Cairo JE 37730 = CG 57008) inscribed for Henenef, identified as [bDtj nbw] goldsmith; found in situ in G 1062.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • 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.