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Limestone [false door] of Maakheru; [tablet shows deceased seated (facing right) at table of offerings with inscription listing funerary offerings, text below reads " the venerated one, Maakheru", outer jambs show standing figures of deceased (facing in), one vertical line of text on each jamb, left jamb reads "a reward which the king gives (and) Anubis who is upon his mountain, invocation offerings of bread, beer and ... for the venerated one, Maakheru", right jamb lists titles and epithets of Maakheru, inner jambs show seated figures of deceased (facing in) with vertical line of text reading "one venerated before the great god, Maakheru"].
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 1:10

Details

ID
HUMFA_25-2-508
Alternate IDs
25-2-508; HUMFA_25-2-508
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Architectural elements-False Doors
Entry Date
02/09/1925
Title
Limestone false door of Maakheru
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: 134 cm Width: 55 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
[Street G 7500], 4.3 m. E of G 7512 X
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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Photos 3

Ancient People 1

Unpublished Documents 1