Inscribed Lintel from the Tomb of the Overseer of Priests and Keeper of the Sacred Cattle Mereri, Describing His Exemplary Life

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Inscribed Lintel from the Tomb of the Overseer of Priests and Keeper of the Sacred Cattle Mereri, Describing His Exemplary Life, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 9 or later, ca. 2100–2030 , From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera, Tomb of Mereri, Behind Temple of Hathor, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1898, Limestone, W: 193 cm (76 in); H: 50 cm (19 11/16 in.), After the weak Eighth Dynasty, no pharaoh claimed to rule over the whole country. Historians call the ensuing phase of Egyptian history the First Intermediate Period. At the root of the decline in political cohesion were serious economic problems

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