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Limestone door jamb (?) with [five registers of raised] relief; [top register: boat with figures; second register: two men slaughtering bull (identified as Djati's sons Djati and Ankhu); third register: three female offering bearers facing left carrying ducks and other offerings (identified as Djati's daughters Seshseshet and Khenit, and Djati's sister Hedjeret); fourth register: three male offering bearers facing left laden with trays and baskets of offerings (identified as Djati's sons Tapehet and Teti, and Djati's brother Kawehem); bottom register: Renpetnefret (son of Djati), facing right offering incense to Djati and his unnamed wife (facing left); all registers: background around figures contain captions for scenes in hieroglyphs].
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 1:5

Details

ID
HUMFA_25-7-21
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_25-7-21; 25-7-21
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
Entry Date
1925
Title
Block of limestone relief from tomb of Djati
Medium
Limestone
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
G 2337 X, Djati, fallen down a little to E of pit
Bibliography
Simpson, William Kelly. Mastabas of the Western Cemetery, Part 1: Sekhemka (G 1029); Tjetu I (G 2001); Iasen (G 2196); Penmeru (G 2197); Hagy, Nefertjentet, and Herunefer (G 2352/53); Djaty, Tjetu II, and Nimesti (G 2337X, 2343, 2366). Giza Mastabas 4. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, pp. 28 (mislabeled as 25-7-2), 30, pls. LIIIb-c, LIVc (mislabeled as 25-7-2), fig. 41. Simpson, William Kelly. "Topographical Notes on Giza Mastabas." In Manfred Görg and Edgar Pusch, eds. Festschrift Elmar Edel 12. März 1979. Ägypten und Altes Testament 1. Bamberg, 1979, pp. 489-490 (mislabeled as 25-2-21).
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 4

Ancient People 10

Published Documents 2

Unpublished Documents 1