Tablet from the foundation deposit of Mentuhotep II
Object type: Foundation Deposit Tablet, Mentuhotep II
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2060–2010 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 x W. 1 13/16 in. (7.3 x 4.7 cm)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Mentuhotep II
Locus: foundation deposit, SE corner
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922