Ka.door

Ka Door in three pieces, incised inscription of usual grave formulae and figures and titles of the deceased, traces of red colouring in limestone. Tomb of Athmu, Prophet of Pyramid of Assa, a Pharoah of the Vth dynasty. Reid (1912): 'Inscription signifies: (1) May the King give an offering and may Anubis, the chief in the divine house, give an offering that he may be buried in the Mountain of the West. (2) The blessed one before the great god, the blessed one before Osiris within the city of Busiris. (3) May Osiris give an offering that he may walk upon the beautiful roads on which the blessed ones walk. (4) Funerary offerings in the new year, at the festival of Tahuti, in the beginning of the year, in a feast of every day, for ever. (5) The master district-superintendent of Pharoah, over the secrets of the king in the Great House, the noble one of the King, Aithmu. (6) The confidential friend, chief of the two gardens of Pharoah, guardian of the council-house, superintendent of a department in the garden of the Great House Aithmu. (7) The priest of the pyramid Nefer of Assa, the blessed one. (8) The confidential friend Aithmu. (9) The superintendent of a place, Aithmu. Excellent in guiding the two lands of Assa. (10) The superintendent of a place, Aithmu. (11) Thousands of birds, of jars of wine, of oxen, of loaves of bread, of clothes. The Ka was believed to be part of a person's spirit, which lived on after death. It needed offerings of food and drink to survive. The Ka door is a false door through which the spirit could pass to get the offerings. The hieroglyphs on this Ka door describe it as being from the tomb of Aithmu, an official of the 5th Dynasty pharaoh, Assa. The inscription reads:May the King give an offering and may Anubis, the chief of the divine house, give an offering that he may be buried in the Mountain of the West. The blessed one before the great god, the blessed one before Osiris within the city of Busiris. May Osiris give an offering that he may walk upon the beautiful roads on which the beautiful ones walk. Funerary offerings in the new year, at the festival of Tahuti, in the beginning of the year, in a feast of every day, for ever. The master district-superintendent of Pharaoh, over the secrets of the King, Aithmu. The confidential friend, chief of the two gardens of Pharaoh, over the secrets of the king in the Great house, the noble one of the King, Aithmu. The priest of the pyramid Nefer of Assa, the blessed one. The confidential friend of Aithmu. The superintendent of a place, Aithmu. Excellent in guiding the two lands of Assa. The superintendent of a place, Aithmu. Thousands of birds, of jars of wine, of oxen, of loaves of bread, of clothes

Dates: Early: -2686 Late: -2181 Period: Old.Kingdom

Dimensions: H: 1400 mm W: 1270 mm

Africa Egypt

Grant, James Dr Bey

stone limestone pigment

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