Carved Slab from a Funerary Chapel in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2010

Relief from the Funerary Chapel of Sehetepibre

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 13

Date: ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

Geography: Country of Origin Egypt

Medium: Limestone

Dimensions: h. 30.5 cm (12 in); w. 48 cm (18 7/8 in); th. 10.2 cm (4 in)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1965

Accession Number: 65.120.2

Description

The "overseer of troops" Sehetepibre, son of Satankhu was the owner of a commemorative chapel that housed two relief slabs in the collection (65.120.1, 65.120.2). On these slabs, he is seen seated at an offering table, and members of his family are depicted as mummies.
Althought hieroglyphs could be written in either direction, the preference was to write from right to left. Thus, the list of Sehetepibre's family begins at the right of this slab with the two larger mummies identified as Sehetepibre himself and the "lady of the house" Djehutihotep (perhaps his wife). Beside them, from right to left are the couple's daughter Satankhu; Seka, son of Satmay; Seshemi, daughter of Setankhu; Senebes, daughter of Gifit; and the "overseer of troops" Khentikheti, son of Renesankh. The list of family members is continued on the second slab (65.120.1).

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/558085