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Stele with a funerary inscription
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11 (?)
2140–1991 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width (inscribed surface): 43.5 x 40 cm (17 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.680
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionFragment of large funerary inscription cut into rough circle (mill stone?). There are parts of 8 lines of inscription. It is broken and bound togther.
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh Farag: Prov. not given [Excav. date] 1923