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THE STATUE OF IMBY IN THE MUSEUM OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHEOLOGY- CAIRO UNIVERSITY (NO.597- 68).

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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ARCHAEOLOGY
EGYPTOLOGY

Abstract

This research paper publishes a painted limestone statue of an official called Imby. It was discovered by Selim Hassan in association with Cairo University during the excavation at the Giza Necropolis. It is currently displayed at the Museum of the Faculty of Archaeology- Cairo University - no.597- 68.Imby is sitting on a cubic seat, wearing a short black wig, a long necklace, and a loincloth, his mustache is a thin black line. His left forearm rests upon his left thigh with an opened hand, palm downwards, while his right forearm rests on his right thigh with the hand closed. On both sides of Imby's legs, his name and titles are inscribed in two vertical lines of hieroglyphs on the front of the stool. Imby was an official in the Sixth Dynasty during the reign of Pepi II.

DOI

10.21608/shedet.2022.248910

Keywords

Old Kingdom - Sixth Dynasty - Giza Necropolis - Statue, Imby - The Overseer of ka-servants of the king's mother - The inspector of the royal palace - The inspector of the attendants of the royal palace

Authors

First Name

hayam

Last Name

rawash

MiddleName

hafez

Affiliation

faculty of archaeology Cairo university

Email

hhafez762@gmail.com

City

Giza

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Volume

9

Article Issue

9

Related Issue

34627

Issue Date

2022-07-01

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2022-07-11

Publish Date

2022-07-01

Page Start

212

Page End

233

Print ISSN

2356-8704

Online ISSN

2536-9954

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https://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_248910.html

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Shedet

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https://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/

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THE STATUE OF IMBY IN THE MUSEUM OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHEOLOGY- CAIRO UNIVERSITY (NO.597- 68).

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22 Jan 2023