Fragment from a door, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2150–1981 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb a

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Fragment from a door, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2150–1981 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb a, entrance, 1922–23, Wood, paint, H. 7 × W. 16 cm (2 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.), These seven fragments(–h) come from a wooden door that was found at the entrance to a rock-cut tomb high in the cliffs above the temples at Deir el-Bahri. One of the fragments preserves the last three hieroglyphs of the name of a king Mentuhotep and the lower part of the cartouche that enclosed it, incised into the wood

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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