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Middle Kingdom
Lower half of stela depicts two men, holding staves and rods of office; upper half is an inscription consisting of prayers for mortuary food offerings for both men and naming their mothers as Seni and Yay.
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Title: Stela of Intef and Nesumontu
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early
Reign: probably reign of Senwosret I
Date: ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Tomb R 6, Burials B x, MMA excavations, 1915–16
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 32 cm (12 5/8 in); W. 27 cm (10 5/8 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
Object Number: 16.10.327
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