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Writing board stela of Ita, usurped by Hetepi

Writing board stela of Ita, usurped by Hetepi

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Date
ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Medium
Sycomore, plaster, paint
Dimensions
H. 55.3 × W. 34.6 × Th. 1.7 cm (21 3/4 × 13 5/8 × 11/16 in.)
Department
Egyptian Art
Gallery
109
Location
109
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1927

Description

Overview Writing board stela of Ita, usurped by Hetepi Middle Kingdom ca. 2030–1981 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109 Made from a writing board, this wooden stela belonged originally to a woman named Ita and was then usurped by a man named Hetepi. Other objects from the tomb are staves, arrow fragments, inscribed linen, two pots, a jar stopper, and the writing board fragments and paddle doll displayed below.