Block of limestone lintel from tomb of Irenakhet
Block of limestone [lintel] with inscription of Kaesites [GLYPHS]; [sunk relief], on left: two female figures (facing right}: figure on left: Nesif, figure on right: “the revered one before the great god, royal acquaintance, [priestess of] Hathor, mistress of the sycamore, Kaesites”, in middle: two figures (facing left, one female, one male): “her daughter, whom she loves, Khuit” and “her son, whom she loves, Mehi”, on right: one female figure (facing right): “the revered one before the great god, Kaesites”.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_12-12-166
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_12-12-166; 12-12-166
- 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
- Block of 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.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
