Building Fragment
Block
E518
From: Egypt | El-Amarna (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E518 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | El-Amarna (uncertain) |
| Period | Eighteenth Dynasty | New Kingdom |
| Date Made | 1539-1292 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Technique | Incised |
| Iconography | Inscription |
| Inscription Language | Hieroglyphic |
| Description | Inscribred door jamb from the North Palace. Piece broken off top. Incised inscription: "The king's daughter, Meritaten, may she live!" The inscription is cut over an earlier name, possibly that of Queen Nefertiti. |
| Height | 80.5 cm |
| Width | 37.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Society, 1923 |
| Other Number | 23/182 - Field Number |
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