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Limestone false door of Hemi-Ra

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False door of Hemi-ra from the Fitzwilliam Museum collection. This false door dates to 2170 B.C. — 2025 B.C. 7th-10th dynasties; Seventh Dynasty; Tenth Dynasty; First Intermediate period. This false door depicts a priestess of Hathor seated before offering table, inscribed. The stela is in the form of a doorway. Such objects acted as the doorway through which the spirit if the deceased could recieve offerings at the tomb. At the top sits the owner, a woman who was priestess of Hathor. Her name was Hemy-Re. In front of the deceased is an offering table. There is no mention of a husband of family in the text. Possibly found in Busiris, Egypt.
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Title: Limestone false door of Hemi-Ra
Description:
False door of Hemi-ra from the Fitzwilliam Museum collection.
This false door dates to 2170 B.
C.
— 2025 B.
C.
7th-10th dynasties; Seventh Dynasty; Tenth Dynasty; First Intermediate period.
This false door depicts a priestess of Hathor seated before offering table, inscribed.
The stela is in the form of a doorway.
Such objects acted as the doorway through which the spirit if the deceased could recieve offerings at the tomb.
At the top sits the owner, a woman who was priestess of Hathor.
Her name was Hemy-Re.
In front of the deceased is an offering table.
There is no mention of a husband of family in the text.
Possibly found in Busiris, Egypt.

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