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[One block of] limestone [relief from] right (north) door jamb; [standing figure of [Hm-kA] ka-priest Nakhtka in middle register of jamb face of block], inscribed.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

ID
HUMFA_32-12-8
Alternate IDs
32-12-8; HUMFA_32-12-8
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
Entry Date
12/28/1932
Title
Block of limestone door jamb from tomb of Kanefer
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Width: 17 cm Length: 110 cm Thickness: 36 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Debris between G 2150 and G 2170 (in 1905/1906 buried on top of G 2150), originally from G 2150
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, fig. 261. Smith, William Stevenson. Ancient Egypt as Represented in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1960 (6th ed.), p. 38.
Remarks
Portions of north door jamb still in situ in G 2150.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

Photos 11

Ancient People 2

Published Documents 1