Digital Giza | Fragments of inscribed limestone architrave from tomb of Nekhebu

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2382, G 2381

Sixteen fragments of limestone [architrave] with large hieroglyphs in relief.
Illustration: No

ID: HUMFA_13-1-557
Alternate IDs: 13-1-557; HUMFA_13-1-557
Department: Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification: Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
Period: Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
Entry Date: December 1912 - January 1913
Title: Fragments of inscribed limestone architrave from tomb of Nekhebu
Medium: Limestone
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, [originally from G 2381]
Remarks: More than sixteen fragments have been identified as belonging to this inscribed architrave. MFA 13.5831 (overall): architrave with two registers of hieroglyphs separated by decorative horizontal band; sunk relief hieroglyphs above band larger in scale; low raised relief hieroglyphs below band smaller in scale; architrave originally extended over entrance and sections of facade depicting Nile boats and ceremonial dancers and offering bearers; consists of twenty-one fragments accessioned as MFA 13.5831.1–MFA 13.5831.21. One additional fragment possibly related to this architrave MFA owned (unaccessioned).
Problems/Questions: MFA accession numbers verified