| Title |
Egyptian Art [005] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 10, Egypt, Sculp, Relief, 7 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985 |
| Subject |
Egypt--History--Old Kingdom,--ca. 2686- ca. 2181 B.C.--Photographs; Cemeteries--Egypt--Photographs; Tombs--Egypt--Photographs; Art, Egyptian--Egypt--Photographs; Relief (Art)--Egypt--Photographs; Human figure in art--Egypt--Photographs; Animals in art--Egypt--Photographs; Islamic countries--Officials and employees--Egypt--Photographs; Viziers--Egypt--Photographs; Mereruka--Egypt--Photographs; Hieroglyphics--Egypt--Photographs; Inscriptions, Egyptian--Egypt--Photographs; Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic--Egypt--Photographs; Egypt; Ṣaqqārah (Egypt); Cemeteries; Tombs--Egypt; Tombs; Art; Relief (Art); Viziers; Mereruka |
| Keywords |
Saqqara; Egyptian hieroglyphics |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ṣaqqārah (Egypt) |
| Description |
Photo showing painted limestone relief in tomb or mastaba of Mereruka, Saqqara, Egypt |
| Caption on Slide |
Painted relief, tomb of Mereruka, Sakkara, Egypt. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Saqqara ... also spelled Sakkara ... is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis.--Wikipedia. Note: Mereruka (c. 2345 - 2323 BC), vizier, Sixth Dynasty, Old Kingdom. Mereruka was one of the great nobles of the reign of King Teti, to whose daughter he was married. In addition to his rank as Vizier he was Governor of Memphis and the Inspector of Prophets. His tomb at Saqqara is a source of reference for the exceptionally agreeable lifestyle of a princely Egyptian of the late Old Kingdom. --Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge, Credo Reference Database. |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6rr2fnk |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
335389 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rr2fnk |
