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Red stone rectangular tablet

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Karkamani
519–510 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid XXX, southwest foundation deposit

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 1.2cm (11/16 x 1/2in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-4-1315
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionA small rectangular tablet; unmarked; from a foundation deposit.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid XXX (A Queen), southwest foundation deposit. 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.