Unpublished false door of #z.j at Imhotep Museum in Saqqara
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper aims to publish and study the false door of #z.j. It is made out of limestone, measuring 88 cm in height, and 49 cm in width, It was discovered in 2003 by Khaled Mahmoud for the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) . It was found in the excavations of Gisr el-Mudir cemetery in Saqqara, located west of Unas’s Pyramid and approximately 400 meters southwest of Djoser’s Pyramid, near the tomb of Nyankhnesut. Initially , the false door was stored in the Saqqara Museum under the number (2/2003) and is now on display at the Imhotep Museum in Saqqara (SQ.SCA.19408) .The paper comprehensively describes the false door, transcribes and translates texts, discusses the meaning of Khesi's name and titles, and comments on them. The false door's paleographical , orthographical, and artistic characteristics suggest it dates to the late Old Kingdom or the Early First Intermediate period .
Author: asmaa S elgazzar
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $150
OpenAlex ID: W4404776044