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White limestone block; [inscribed], one vertical line of roughly incised signs [GLYPHS], ["Overseer of Works of the King, sole companion and royal scribe(?) in the temple of Pepy I"]; broken off, in three pieces.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_12-10-1
Alternate IDs
12-10-1; HUMFA_12-10-1; 13.4342a; 13.4342b; 13.4342c
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Miscellaneous
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
Entry Date
10/10/1912
Title
Block of limestone relief
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Junker, Hermann. Gîza 2. Die Mastabas der beginnenden V. Dynastie auf dem Westfriedhof. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften. Vienna & Leipzig: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1934, p.
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 2332 A
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 2

Ancient People 1