Stela of Rehuerdjersen ca. 1900–1850 Middle Kingdom Rehuerdjersen was treasurer under Amenemhat I and Senwosret I, the first two kings of Dynasty 12. This stela comes from a Rehuerdjersen's cenotaph at Abydos, and the style dates from the reign of Amenemhat II, some forty years after the treasurer's death. The owner is shown seated at the left, behind a table piled with stylized loaves of bread; at the right, holding a bird for offering, is his brother, Heqatifi, who commissioned the stela. The inscription consists largely of the names of other family Stela of Rehuerdjersen. ca.
Stela of Rehuerdjersen ca. 1900–1850 Middle Kingdom Rehuerdjersen was treasurer under Amenemhat I and Senwosret I, the first two kings of Dynasty 12. This stela comes from a Rehuerdjersen's cenotaph at Abydos, and the style dates from the reign of Amenemhat II, some forty years after the treasurer's death. The owner is shown seated at the left, behind a table piled with stylized loaves of bread; at the right, holding a bird for offering, is his brother, Heqatifi, who commissioned the stela. The inscription consists largely of the names of other family Stela of Rehuerdjersen. ca. 1900–1850 Limestone. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Abydos; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos. Dynasty 12, mid
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