Inscribed Lintel from the Tomb of the Overseer of Priests and Keeper of the Sacred Cattle Mereri, Describing His Exemplary Life
Object type: Relief, tomb of Mereri
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: First Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 9 or later
Date: ca. 2100–2030 B.C.
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: W. 193 cm (76 in.); H. 50 cm (19 11/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Dendera
Locale: Tomb of Mereri
Locus: Behind Temple of Hathor
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1898
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898
Accession year: 1898
Tags: Hieroglyphs