Stela of Rehuerdjersen

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1900–1850 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 110
Rehuerdjersen was treasurer under Amenemhat I and Senwosret I, the first two kings of Dynasty 12. This stela comes from a Rehuerdjersen's cenotaph at Abydos, and the style dates from the reign of Amenemhat II, some forty years after the treasurer's death. The owner is shown seated at the left, behind a table piled with stylized loaves of bread; at the right, holding a bird for offering, is his brother, Heqatifi, who commissioned the stela. The inscription consists largely of the names of other family members.

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Object Information
  • Title: Stela of Rehuerdjersen
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12, mid
  • Reign: reign of Amenemhat II
  • Date: ca. 1900–1850 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Abydos; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: H. 46.1 cm (18 1/8 in.); W. 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.); D. 10.6 cm (4 1/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.182.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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