Dressed in a long, tight-fitting cloak, Merimose is sitting on a tall narrow stool, the back of which narrows into an inscribed back pillar. Merimose's wig is falling over his shoulders. He is wearing a broad collar and his arms are decorated with numerous armlets and bracelets. His right hand is flat on his thigh, and the left hand is clasping a towel. Despite the slight damage to the face, it conveys a lively and even individual expression. The inscriptions on the front of the cloak, the back pillar, and the sides of the seat contain the offering formula as well as the name and titles of Merimose. The same individual was the owner of Theban Tomb no. 383.
An offering which the king gives to Wepwawet of Upper Egypt, the power over the Two Lands, to the Royal Son Merimose... Wepwawet of Upper Egypt, the power over the Two Lands, Merimutef and Ipuit, the Mistress of Khait. May they give Life and Love in the esteem (?) ... by doing excellent ... who comes with precious things, (who enters into the royal palace) and who comes out in the esteem (?) ... the end of this (life) in (... owing to) the esteem (of Amun) to the Ka of the Royal Son ... the Royal Scribe, the Fan-bearer on the right side of the king, the Oldest of the Hall Merimose (true of voice).
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