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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 elementsStele

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