Door Jamb
E13554A
From: Egypt | Memphis (Egypt)
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E13554A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Memphis (Egypt) |
| Locus | Palace of Merenptah 6-10 |
| Period | New Kingdom | Nineteenth Dynasty |
| Date Made | 1292 - 1190 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Limestone | Faience |
| Technique | Inlaid |
| Inscription Language | Hieroglyphic |
| Description | Left Jamb. Limestone with faience inlay. The inscriptions on the jamb link the king, Merenptah with the sun god. All of the hieroglyphs were originally inlaid with blue faience. There is a socket in the jamb for the door bolt. This jamb has been combined with E 13553 and E 13554B to form a doorway. |
| Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1924 |
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