Raised Relief Fragment with an Inscription for the Mother of Dagi
This colorful, low raised relief is inscribed with a text reading from right to left.
At the right end of the block is half a red r-sign from an uncertain text. To the left is a vertical black dividing line separating sections of the text, followed by the inscription “his mother, [whom he] praises and loves.” Presumably a depiction of Dagi’s mother stood or sat below the inscription. Along the top of the block is a damaged block border, a geometric pattern of vertically and horizontally oriented rectangles commonly found at the tops of walls.
At the right end of the block is half a red r-sign from an uncertain text. To the left is a vertical black dividing line separating sections of the text, followed by the inscription “his mother, [whom he] praises and loves.” Presumably a depiction of Dagi’s mother stood or sat below the inscription. Along the top of the block is a damaged block border, a geometric pattern of vertically and horizontally oriented rectangles commonly found at the tops of walls.
Artwork Details
- Title: Raised Relief Fragment with an Inscription for the Mother of Dagi
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Date: ca. 2010-2000 B.C. or ca. 2000-1981 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes,, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna,, Tomb of Dagi (TT 103, MMA 807), MMA excavations, 1911-12
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: H. 10.8 × W. 28.4 × D. 12.5 cm, 3.8 kg (4 1/4 × 11 3/16 × 4 15/16 in., 8.4 lb.)
- Credit Line: Lent by Columbia University, New York
- Object Number: 2025.334.8
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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