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Decree of Neferirkare
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Neferirkare
2446–2438 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Abydos
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 106.3 x 65 x 26 cm, 411.4 kg (41 7/8 x 25 9/16 x 10 1/4 in., 907 lb.)
Framed (Steel channel armature with angles wall securement / lifting): 116.2 x 81.3 x 36.2 cm (45 3/4 x 32 x 14 1/4 in.)
Framed (Steel channel armature with angles wall securement / lifting): 116.2 x 81.3 x 36.2 cm (45 3/4 x 32 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1896
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On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionLimestone; decree forbidding interference with the priests or with the temple income; battered; some of the hieroglyphics are worn.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)