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Limestone obelisk of [GLYPHS] Nekhebu, inscription on broad side.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

ID
HUMFA_12-12-23
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_12-12-23; 12-12-23
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Freestanding stelae and obelisks
Period
Old Kingdom
Entry Date
12/06/1912
Title
Limestone obelisk of Nekhebu
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 102.5 cm Width: 23.5 cm Length: 27 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
G 2382 [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], [Senedjemib complex court], hole 1, N, [originally from G 2381]
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. "A Family of Builders of the Sixth Dynasty, about 2600 B.C." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 11, No. 66 (November 1913), p. 56, fig. 6.
Notes
MFA 13.4353 deaccessioned to Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, University of Memphis, Tennessee.
Problems/Questions
MFA and Memphis accession numbers verified

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