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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Khaemwaset

Block of limestone relief; funerary scene, at left, mummy of Neferptah shown upright, with jackal-headed Anubis behind him and two women kneeling in front. In center, three male priests performing funerary rites.

Details

  • ID
    EMC_TR_10.6.24.12
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Relief
  • Findspot
    Khaemwaset
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    H 115 x L 130 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Period
    New Kingdom
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Owner
    Neferptah (in Khaemwaset)
  • Notes
    Provenance listed in TR as Saqqara, but see Zivie, BIFAO 76 (1976).

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie, BIFAO 76 (1976), pp. 23-24, pl. IX.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Neferptah (in Khaemwaset)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Son of Khaemwaset. Attested on blocks of relief in the Cairo Museum; identified on EMC_TR_10.6.24.12 as [sS pr-HD] scribe of the treasury, and on EMC_TR_27.6.24.11 as [sS] scribe.

Institutions 1