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).
Top | palace retainer and singer Khufu-Ankh |
Drum | King's acquaintance Khufu-Ankh |
Outer Left vertical | while his majesty inspected it every day |
Inner Left Vertical | made in the presence of the king himself at the door to the thrown room |
Inner Right Vertical | his majesty made this for him so that he might be well provided before his majesty |
Outer Right vertical | while he was alive on his two feet the palace courtier Khufu-Ankh |
Lower people's names |
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Khufu-Ankh and Menkaure-Ankh |
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