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Inscribed votive tablet

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, pyramid XX, foundation deposit

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Legacy dimension: Length: 0.046 W. 0.023+
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.765
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionAlabaster rectangular votive tablet; Inscribed with name of King Atlanersa.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.

Findspot Information: From Nuri, Pyramid XX, the tomb of Atlanersa; foundation deposit.