Limestone stela with cartouche of Merenptah
Limestone stela with figure of woman or goddess in sunk relief on upper part, cartouches apparently of Merenptah, sign [ILLUSTRATION] to right of figure slightly cut in stone; very weathered.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 1:4
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_24-11-243
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_24-11-243; 24-11-243
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Stelae
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Entry Date
- 11/07/1924
- Title
- Limestone stela with cartouche of Merenptah
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Height: 51 cm Width: 41 cm Thickness: 11.2 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- [Street G 7000], debris E of subsidiary pyramid G I-b
- Bibliography
- Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, pp. 28-30, pl. 9.