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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Khaemwaset

Block of limestone relief; funerary scene, showing mummy on a boat transported by priests, In front of the boat is a kneeling figure of Werenro, arms raised in supplication; behind her is a row of mourning women. At bottom left, four men, three of whom are identified as scribe of the treasury of the Lord of the Two Lands, Userhat, Teti, and Pakhered.

Details

  • ID
    EMC_TR_12.6.24.20
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Relief
  • Findspot
    Khaemwaset
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    118 x 60 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Period
    New Kingdom
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Owner
    Khaemwaset (Khaemwaset)
  • Attested
    Pakhered (in Khaemwaset)
    Teti (in Khaemwaset)
    Userhat (in Khaemwaset)
    Werenro (in Khaemwaset)
  • Notes
    No provenance listed in TR, but see Zivie, BIFAO 76 (1976).

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie, BIFAO 76 (1976), pp. 20-22, pl. VIII.

People 5

Ancient People

  • Khaemwaset (Khaemwaset)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of tomb in the Nezlet Batran area, likely destroyed in the 1880s. Owner of several blocks of relief in the Cairo Museum: EMC_TR_1.7.24.3, EMC_TR_12.6.24.20, EMC_TR_1.7.24.6, EMC_TR_3.7.24.1, EMC_TR_27.6.24.9, and EMC_TR_27.6.24.11

  • Pakhered (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Attested on block of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_12.6.24.20), identified as [sS pr-HD n nb tAwy] scribe of the treasury of the Lord of the Two Lands.

  • Teti (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Attested on block of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_12.6.24.20), identified as [sS pr-HD n nb tAwy] scribe of the treasury of the Lord of the Two Lands.

  • Userhat (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Attested on block of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_12.6.24.20), identified as [sS pr-HD n nb tAwy] scribe of the treasury of the Lord of the Two Lands.

  • Werenro (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Khaemwaset, attested on blocks of relief in the Cairo Museum (EMC_TR_12.6.24.20, EMC_TR_1.7.24.6, EMC_TR_3.7.24.1); identified as [nbt pr] mistress of the house.

Institutions 1