Stele of Anpuemhat

Steleof
Anpuemhat


Stele of Anpuemhat, attesting the funerary cult of Merikare in Saqqara during the 12th Dynasty.
James Edward Quibell (1867-1935) - Excavations at Saqqara (1905-1906), Le Caire, Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (1907), available not-in-copyright here pl. XV.


Stele of Anpuemhat, an ancient egyptian priest who was responsible for the cult of the pyramids of Teti (6th dynasty) and Merikare (9th-10th dynasty). The cartouches of both pharaohs are still visible (see note). Found in a tomb in Saqqara, datable to the 11th-12th dynasty, Middle Kingdom. 1.56m x 0.96m