Title: Tablet from a foundation deposit of King Mentuhotep II
Object type: Foundation Deposit Tablet, Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2060–2010 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 14 × W. 5.8 cm (5 1/2 × 2 5/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Mentuhotep II foundation deposit, SE corner MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cartouches, term: Hieroglyphs