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Stelae: E.GA.4700.1943

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Stela, round topped and painted, of Meh/Mahu and his wife Nebty, before Osiris (top); Saamun and his wife, Satpara, receiving offerings from Men and his wife, Nay (bottom)

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.075 m
Height: 0.435 m
Width: 0.275 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Dating

19th Dynasty
New Kingdom
Circa -1290 BCE - -1185 BCE

Materials used in production

Limestone

Inscription or legends present

  • Location: Before Osiris
  • Method of creation: Painted
  • Type: Inscription
  • Location: (upper) over the head of the man and woman, and between them
  • Method of creation: Painted
  • Type: Inscription
  • Location: (lower) in front of and above the seated figures, left
  • Method of creation: Painted
  • Type: Inscription
  • Location: (lower) above standing figures, right
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Gourna Luxor 6.5.21
  • Location: Back
  • Type: Mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4700.1943
Primary reference Number: 59145
Oldmuseumnumber: until Jan 1999, EGA.4686.1943
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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