Stela

Description

Round-topped limestone stela depicting the scribe of the fortress, Senebni seated before an offering table and 25 members of his family: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, probably Abydos or Thebes, Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, c.1795-1650 BC

Museum reference

A.1951.344

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Stela

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

13th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

13th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Limestone

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Fischer, H.G. (1997) Egyptian Titles of the Middle Kingdom: A supplement to Wm. Ward's Index, p. ii, 74-5.

Fischer, H.G. (1996) Egyptian Studies III: Varia Nova, p. 125 n. 22.

Ilin-Tomich, A. (2012) Late Middle Kingdom Stelae Workshops at Thebes, Göttinger Miszellen 234, pp. 82, 83, 84.

Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom, Version 3 (name 3187; accessed March 2, 2022), https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/3/inscription/3187 doi:10.5281/zenodo.1411391

Ilin-Tomich, A. 2017. From Workshop to Sanctuary: The Production of Late Middle Kingdom Memorial Stelae, p.104-106. For details of Theban Workshop 4.

Quirke, S. 1988. “State and Labour in the Middle Kingdom. A Reconsideration of the Term ḫnrt.” Revue d’égyptologie 39: 83–106.

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered

Credit

Given anonymously