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stela
Object Type
stela
Museum number
EA1213
Description
Limestone stela; six vertical and seven horizontal lines of Hieroglyphic text; four superimposed scenes.
Authority
Ruler:
Amenemhat III
Cultures/periods
12th Dynasty
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Abydos
Materials
limestone
Dimensions
Height:
39 centimetres
Weight:
15 kilograms
Width:
25.50 centimetres
Depth:
9 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Stela of Khusobek from Abydos cenotaph, ANOC 69.2 Published: PM V: p. 96. HTBM 3: Plate 12.
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
R J Moss & Co
Acquisition date
1897
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA1213
Registration number
1897,0511.201