Relief showing Khety’s hand, with a graffito of Ramesside date, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311,), Corridor, 1922–23, Limestone, paint, H. 21 x W. 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.), This fragment most likely comes from the entrance passage of Khety's chapel. It was part of a scene showing the performance of rites and the presentation of offerings to the tomb owner. Beneath Khety’s hand, which originally extended out over a pile of offerings, a much later visitor of the tomb has written in ink: “Year 17 under the Dual King Usermaatre [Setepenre (Ramesses II), there came the city governor and vizier Paser, son of
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Relief showing Khety, hand, graffito, Ramesside date, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca, 2051–2000 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, Khety, TT 311, Corridor, 1922–23, Limestone, paint, H, 21 x W, 14 cm, 8 1/4 5 1/2, fragment, comes, entrance passage, chapel, part, scene showing, performance, rites, presentation, offerings, tomb owner, Beneath, originally extended, out, pile, later visitor, tomb, written, ink, Year 17, under, Dual King, Usermaatre, Setepenre, Ramesses II, came, city governor, vizier Paser, son
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