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title: Stela of Hetepneb
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4305/stela-of-hetepneb/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stela of Hetepneb

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Stela of Hetepneb](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4305.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4305.jpg)

## Image Caption

Brick [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) chapels for the richer members of the society contained stone elements inscribed in [hieroglyphics](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Hieroglyphs/) with religious texts to ensure an eternal supply of offerings for the deceased. On this block, the figures of Hetepneb, a local administrator, and his wife, and the cutting of the hieroglyphs are in the provincial style typical of the area north of [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/) during the [First Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/First_Intermediate_Period/). From Dra [Abu](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Abu/) el-Nega, on the west bank at Thebes, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). First Intermediate Period, circa 2100 BCE. (National Museum of [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/)-[Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, December 18). Stela of Hetepneb. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4305/stela-of-hetepneb/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Hetepneb." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 18, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4305/stela-of-hetepneb/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Hetepneb." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Dec 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4305/stela-of-hetepneb/>.

## License & Copyright

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