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Four small offering stands

Four small limestone offering stands, two inscribed for Seneb and two for his wife Neferhanisut

Details

  • ID
    CBE_ABM_430
  • Department
    Abu Bakr Expedition
  • Classification
    Stands
  • Findspot
    Mastaba of Seneb (I), found in 1955
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    H. 53 cm. x D. top 22 cm. x D. bottom 23 cm.
  • Credit Line
    Abu Bakr Expedition
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • Excavator
    Abdel Moneim Youssef Abu Bakr, 1907–1976
  • Owner
    Neferhanisut (in Seneb I)
    Seneb (Seneb I)

Tombs and Monuments 1

Full Bibliography

  • Brovarski 2018

People 3

Ancient People

  • Neferhanisut (in Seneb I)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Wife of Seneb, owner of mastaba located on the western edge of the Abu Bakr Cemetery. Appears on false door inscribed for Seneb, identified as [rxt nswt Hmt-nTr HwtHr] royal acquaintance, priestess of Hathor; in situ in mastaba of Seneb. Two offering stands inscribed for Neferhanisut, with identical titles; rediscovered in the Abu Bakr Magazine.

  • Seneb (Seneb I)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Owner of mastaba located on the western edge of the Abu Bakr Cemetery. False door inscribed for Seneb, identified as [rx nswt wab nswt] royal acquaintance, royal wab-priest; in situ in mastaba of Seneb. Two offering stands inscribed for Seneb, identified as [wab nswt Hm-nTr xwfw Hrj-sStA n pr-aA] royal wab-priest, priest of Khufu, secretary of the Great House; rediscovered in the Abu Bakr Magazine.

Modern People