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False door of Iha
6th Dynasty, ca. 2374–2191 BC
Iha’s fragmented false door was discovered in the chapel of the mastaba of his father Nefer. The narrow tablet shows Iha at the table. His titles are inscribed on both outer jambs of the false door: overseer of purification priests of Khufu’s pyramid, judge, overseer of scribes, priest of Maat, and secretary of judicial verdicts.









Iha’s fragmented false door was discovered in the chapel of the mastaba of his father Nefer. The narrow tablet shows Iha at the table. His titles are inscribed on both outer jambs of the false door: overseer of purification priests of Khufu’s pyramid, judge, overseer of scribes, priest of Maat, and secretary of judicial verdicts.
Time:
6th Dynasty, ca. 2374–2191 BC
Object Name
False door
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza, Mastaba des Nefer
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 205 cm, B 72 cm, T 17 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7445
Provenance
1912, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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