Limestone false-door from the Giza tomb G4520 of Khufu-Ankh (may Khufu Live),
dating to the 5th Dynasty. The door was carved form a single piece of limestone and the inscription was he was the chief
of singers and flutists and was given by Khufu as a gift (which was common practice for the king's retainers).
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palace retainer and singer Khufu-Ankh
Drum
King's acquaintance Khufu-Ankh
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while his majesty inspected it every day
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made in the presence of the king himself at the door to the thrown room
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his majesty made this for him so that he might be well provided before his majesty
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while he was alive on his two feet the palace courtier Khufu-Ankh
Lower people's names
his son Menkaure-Ankh
his father the royal acquaintance and courtier Iau-Nisut
his mother the courtier Iupu
King's acquaintance Djefatek (wife)
funerary estate functionary Iti
daughter Meretites
Khufu-Ankh and Menkaure-Ankh
Iti
Djefatek (wife)
Boston Museum of Fine Art.
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