Tomb Lintel of Ihii
Artist
Unknown
DateLate Dynasty 5-early Dynasty 6, reigns of Unas or Pepy I, 2375-2287 B.C.E.
MediumLimestone
DimensionsOverall, Frame (Part A): 22 1/2 x 86 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (57.2 x 219.7 x 3.8 cm)
Overall, Frame (Part B): 22 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (57.2 x 76.8 x 3.8 cm)
Overall, Frame (Part B): 22 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (57.2 x 76.8 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsEgyptian
Credit LineGift of Jack F. Chrysler in Memory of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number93.32.3
Terms
- Ihii
- Funerals
- Hieroglyphs
- Religion
- White
- Blue
Collections
On View
On viewLabel TextTomb Lintel of Ihii Limestone Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5–6, 2375–2287 B.C.E. Gift of Jack F. Chrysler, in memory of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 93.32.3 Carved of fine limestone, this tomb relief is divided into two parts. On the left side is an offering scene; on the right, hieroglyphic inscriptions. The hieroglyphs identify the figures as members of the well-known family of Metjetji, who enjoyed the highest social rank in ancient Egypt. The young Metjetji stands to the right of the offering table, presenting its contents to his deceased father, Ihii, and mother, Inti, who sit grandly on chairs decorated with lion’s-paw shaped legs. The inscriptions above the table describe the offerings as food (fowl, beef, bread, and beer), cloth, and cosmetics (oil and alabaster jars), precisely the kinds of items the deceased would want to maintain them in the afterlife. The quantity given for each of these offerings is “1000,” a standard numerical reference for “great amounts of.” The relief served originally as a lintel, or overdoor, in Ihii’s tomb.
Unknown
New Kingdom or Third Intermediate Period, from late Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 21, ca