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Two Old Kingdom False Doors at the Egyptian Museum

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Last updated: 13 Jan 2025

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This paper examines two funerary limestone blocks: one being the upper portion of a false door belonging to an individual named Nyankhmin whose beautiful name is Memi found at El-Hawawish; the cemetery of Akhmim, and the other block is a complete false door of an individual called Nefrirtenes found in Dahshour. Both blocks date back to the Old Kingdom period and are currently housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The blocks had been registered in the Egyptian Museum Catalogue. The aim of this paper is to provide a detailed study of the textual inscriptions in order to shed light on the religious formulas, administrative titles and personal names contained within. In addition, the paper will provide an artistic analysis of the blocks. However, these blocks provide insight into funeral practices and customs during the Old Kingdom Egypt in two different regions of Egypt. Analysis of the iconography, inscriptions, and artistic style depicted can strengthen our understanding of funeral beliefs, rituals, together with the administrative structure during the Old Kingdom.

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10.21608/jarch.2025.403862

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False door, Nyankhmin, Memi, Neferitenes, Akhmim, Dahshour

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Ahmed

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Faraman

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Faculty of Archaeology, Aswan University

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18

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28

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52920

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2025-01-01

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2025-01-08

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2025-01-01

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229

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248

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1110-5801

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2682-4884

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مجلة کلية الآثار . جامعة القاهرة

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Two Old Kingdom False Doors at the Egyptian Museum

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