Limestone lintel from tomb of Irenakhet
Two fitting blocks of limestone [lintel] of Irenakhet, "good name" Iri [GLYPHS]; [sunk relief, four of his children (facing left) bring offerings to Irenakhet and his wife Kaesites (facing right), from left to right: "his son" Mehi, Senedjemib, "his daughter" Sheshit, and "his son" Khnumenti].
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_12-12-165
- Alternate IDs
- 12-12-165; HUMFA_12-12-165
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
- Entry Date
- 12/13/1912
- Title
- Limestone lintel from tomb of Irenakhet
- Medium
- Limestone
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Debris in front of G 2391
- Bibliography
- Brovarski, Edward. “The Senedjemib Complex at Giza: Report on the February-March 1999 Field Season of the Giza Mastabas Project.” Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte 76 (2001), pp. 71-72. Markowitz, Yvonne J., Joyce L. Haynes, and Rita E. Freed. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition. Boston: MFA Publications, 2002, pp. 110-111, cat. 45.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
