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English: Ivory plaque with the name of Nebty Djeserty (ie. Sekhemkhet) and a list of linen fabrics. The inscription in the lower section of the plaque describes several different types of clothes such as bed sheets, shirts, nightgowns, vestments and even underwear. The central section names them or describes their size and colour. The upper section bears the reading "the king lives!", at the right several Horus falcons are depicted, the line on which they sit ends in an ostrich feather (a symbol of light and harmony)

Provenance: Saqqara. Step Pyramid of Horus Sekhemkhet. Found in 1955, by Z. Goneim, the floor of the main hall of the pyramid. Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 92679

Goneim, Z. 1957. "Horus Sekhem-Khet". Pl LXV b.
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Source Photo by Juan R. Lazaro source
Author Juan R. Lazaro

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Juan R. Lázaro at https://www.flickr.com/photos/71637794@N04/6668542959. It was reviewed on 23 May 2013 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

23 May 2013

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Ivory plaque with the name of Nebty Djeserty (ie. Sekhemkhet) and a list of linen fabrics.

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