Ancient Egyptian stela fragment from Dandara dated 2160 – 2025 BC

Fragment of a rectangular stela of the nomarch Thauti / Resi or T3wti / Rsi, preserving part of the inscription in three vertical columns.
“Offerings for the treasurer of the king of Lower Egypt… the district governor, sole companion… T3wti”.

Ancient Egyptian stela fragment from Dandara dated 2160 – 2025 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1898.56.43
  • Material: limestone
  • Culture: Dynasty 9
  • Period: First Intermediate Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: 2160 - 2025 BC
  • Object name: stela fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 349mm , Width: 230mm , Depth: 130mm
  • Published references: Petrie Dendereh pl.VII (sim.texts) Fischer Dendera p.175
  • Site: Dandara
  • Latitude: 26.16627
  • Longitude: 32.661584