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Inscription with a curse

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High, narrow block with vertical lines of hieroglyphs in sunk relief.

Present location

KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001] VIENNA

Inventory number

8537

Dating

6TH DYNASTY ?

Archaeological Site

GIZA NECROPOLIS

Category

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

LOW RELIEF; HEWN

Height

120 cm

Width

46 cm

Translation

The scribe of the royal records in the presence (of the king), Ithi, he says: If someone will take away a stone from this tomb in the necropolis, then a decision will be made between myself and him on the part of the god, (because) I am an excellent justified one, who knows his spell.

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