stela

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Object Type
Museum number: EA583
Description: Round-topped limestone stela of Sehetepib; winged sun-disc at the top; central panel containing an offering-list flanked on either side by two tiers of offering-bearers; below are twelve columns of Hieroglyphic text and a scene of two seated couples on either side of a pile of offerings and two tables.
Authority
Regnal date: 19
Cultures/periods
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Egypt
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 73 centimetres (case); Width: 56 centimetres (case)
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Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Condition: good
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Sehetepib; Named in inscription: Osiris; Named in inscription: Amenemhat II
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1839
Department: Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number: EA583
Registration number: .583
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: BS.583 (Birch Slip Number)

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