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Tomb relief of Dua-er-neheh

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On the left of this nearly square relief block is a representation of a striding man dressed in a short kilt and a smooth wig. He is erecting an obelisk as large as himself which forms the left border of the block. In the middle of the block is a stool with animal legs on which lies a so-called Tekenu with a human head and hands emerging from a skin. To the right of this ritual figure stands a lector priest, wearing a short skirt and a smooth wig, with a papyrus roll in his right hand. There are three lines of inscription above the Tekenu.

Present location

PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM

Inventory number

1877

Dating

HATSHEPSUT/MAATKARE

Archaeological Site

THEBES: WEST BANK

Category

RELIEF

Material

LIMESTONE; UNSPECIFIED

Technique

HIGH RELIEF; LOW RELIEF; PAINTED

Height

34.2 cm

Width

41 cm

Depth

4.7 cm

Translation

"[1] Cause to come to (the god) Re: a skin [2] as a resting Tekenu, [3] Causing silence to reign in the garden of Khepri."

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