Linen Mark from the Coffin of Kemsit
Linen marks are usually short inscriptions written in ink on the corners of large sheets of linen. Some mention the names and titles of high officials, to whose estate the linen may have belonged or who were possibly overseeing its acquisition or production. Other marks say nfr (good), which probably refers to the quality of the fabric. Occasionally, the name of the ruling king and a date are also written.
The linen mark here mentions the royal treasurer Khety; relief fragments from his tomb are in the Museum’s collection (see, for example, 26.3.354d).
The linen mark here mentions the royal treasurer Khety; relief fragments from his tomb are in the Museum’s collection (see, for example, 26.3.354d).
Artwork Details
- Title: Linen Mark from the Coffin of Kemsit
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 11
- Reign: early reign of Mentuhotep II
- Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Tomb of Aashyt (DB XI.17), coffin of Kemsit, MMA excavations, 1922
- Medium: Linen, ink
- Dimensions: h. 5 cm (1 15/16 in); w. 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
- Object Number: 22.3.3
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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