The two doorposts

The hieroglyphs are arranged in a column on the doorposts, outlined with a thick black line on the outside and a thin red line on the inside. The hieroglyphs on the doorposts’ upper portions are richly coloured. They are merely drawn in red in the lower half, as if the scribe ran out of time to finish them properly.

An offering made by the king to Osiris-Khentyimentyou Unnefer, master of Abydos, in order for him to supply all good and pure things, libations, wine, and milk, for the Ka of Osiris, the wab-priest, the lector priest, the divine father of Ptah-Sokaris, Ameneminet, just of voice.

An offering made by the king to Amon, Re-Horakhty, Atum, master of the Two Lands, Heliopolis, the great god, master of eternity, for the Ka of Osiris, the divine father of Ptah, Ameneminet, just of voice, in order for them to freely grant entry and exit, to leave the necropolis without being repulsed at the underground world’s door, for the Ka of Osiris, the divine father of P

Object Details

The two doorposts

New Kingdom

Dynasty 18, Reigns of Amenhotep III 

1386 to 1353 BC

Egypt, Luxor, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

Tomb of Ameneminet (TT277)

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