A fragment of an Ancient Egyptian architrave in an old Japanese catalogue

Ivan V. Bogdanov; Богданов Иван Валерьевич

doi:10.55512/WMO501775

A fragment of an Ancient Egyptian architrave in an old Japanese catalogue

Authors: Bogdanov I.V.¹
Affiliations:
1. Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS
Issue: Vol 20, No 3 (2023)
Pages: 88-95
Section: Research works
URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/1811-8062/article/view/501775
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55512/WMO501775
ID: 501775

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The article contains the publication of a fragment of an architrave from the Yamanaka (Osaka) catalogue of 1924. According to a number of criteria, it is attributed to the right part of the architrave of Mereru (mrrw) from the State Hermitage collection. Judging by the inscription, the architrave could come from Zawiyet el-Mayetin, although the location of the tomb of Mereru at Saqqara is just as probable. All the titles of Mereru are found both on the monuments of the Memphite region and in the province; they characterize his status as an official above the average rank. On the Yamanaka fragment, one official title has been preserved: zS a-nswt pr-aA “Palace scribe of the royal chancellery”. The current location of the Yamanaka fragment is unknown.

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Old Kingdom Egypt, Ancient Egyptian epigraphy, Ancient Egyptian monuments in Japan, Ancient Egyptian monuments of the Hermitage

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Ivan V. Bogdanov

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS

Author for correspondence.
Email: jwan.bgd@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9085-3351

Cand. Sci. (Historical), Leading Researcher of the Department of Ancient Eastern Studies

Russian Federation, St. Petersburg

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