Red granite sarcophagus of Werirni
Red granite sarcophagus, decorated with palace facade and inscribed for Werirni, identified as [jrj-pat xtmw-bjtj mdw Hp sAw nxn r p nb smr watj HAtj-a jmj js Hrj-tp nxb Hrj-tp DAt] hereditary prince, sealer of the king of Lower Egypt, herdsman of Apis, guardian of Nekhen, mouth of every Butite, sole companion, count, councillor, chief of Nekheb, supervisor of the wardrobe; with skin of cat (panther?) in relief on lid
Details
- ID
- GEM_14908
- Alternate IDs
- GEM_14908; 14908; EMC_JE_48078; JE_48078; EMC_SR_2/14677; SR_2/14677
- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Red granite sarcophagus of Werirni
- Medium
- Granite
- Dimensions
- GEM: 78.5 x 96.0 x 221.5 cm; JE: L 2.2 x W .96 x H .82 m
- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Provenance
- Werirni
- Bibliography
- H. Gauthier, ASAEXXX(1930), 174; Donadoni Roveri Sarcofagi egizi 122-3 [B 32] Tav. xxix [1]
- Notes
- From excavations of the Service des Antiquites, February 3, 1924.
- Remarks
- RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Department of Antiquities; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_48078; EMC_SR_2.14677