Funerary Stela of Megegi and his Wife Henit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2008

Title: Funerary Stela of "Follower [of the King ?]" Megegi and his Wife Henit

Period: First Intermediate Period

Dynasty: Dynasty 11

Reign: reign of Intef III

Date: ca. 2059–2051 B.C.

Geography: Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, el-Tarif probably

Medium: Limestone, paint

Dimensions: 20 11/16 x 12 7/16 x 4 5/16 in. (52.6 x 31.6 x 10.9 cm)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914

Accession Number: 14.2.6

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/egypti...

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The text stresses that Megegi never wasted time during his life. The small man in front of him is called Amenemhat ("Amun is content"), indicating that the worship of Amun, hitherto almost unknown, had begun to come to the forefront.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.