Stela

Museum number:
6-23512
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Alternate number:
6-14076 (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Stela of Mererit; limestone with poorly etched inscription reading: “rht nsw Mrrit”; 29 x 24 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Naga-ed-Der, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 700; Tomb 36
Culture or time period:
11th Dynasty of Egypt (2125–1985 BC), 3rd Dynasty of Egypt (2686–2125 BC), 4th Dynasty of Egypt (2613–2494 BC), 5th Dynasty of Egypt (2494–2345 BC), 6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC), 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt (2181–2160 BC), and 9th & 10th Dynasties of Egypt (2160–2055 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1904
Materials:
Limestone
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stelae
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-23512, described as Stela of Mererit; limestone with poorly etched inscription reading: “rht nsw Mrrit”; 29 x 24 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-23512, described as Stela of Mererit; limestone with poorly etched inscription reading: “rht nsw Mrrit”; 29 x 24 cm.

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