Flase door Stela of Niankhre

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This small limestone false door comes from the mastaba-tomb of the Superintendent of the Hairdressers of the Palace Niankhre. On the rectangular panel at the top, the dead man sits before a table of offerings. The central door-niche is inscribed with a standard formula requesting offerings from a god, in this case, Anubis. The 2 sides of the false door niche are inscribed with lists of funerary offerings, including foodstuffs, oil, and incense. From Saqqara, Egypt. Mid-5th Dynasty, circa 2450 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, June 16). Flase door Stela of Niankhre. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5220/flase-door-stela-of-niankhre/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flase door Stela of Niankhre." World History Encyclopedia, June 16, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5220/flase-door-stela-of-niankhre/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Flase door Stela of Niankhre." World History Encyclopedia, 16 Jun 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5220/flase-door-stela-of-niankhre/.

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