A Limestone door jamp from the tomb of "Mehi"
Mehi was a government official. He shown seated on a chair and wearing a wig, a kilt and a beaded collar and he holds a scepter one hand and a walking stick in the other hand. The two Columns of inscribed Hieroglyphics above him mentions his Name, role and titles the inscription translates:
District Governor, Seal Bearer of the King of Lower Egypt, Steward/Seal bearer of the King of Lower Egypt, Sole Companion, Lector Priest Mehy
Discovered in the Tomb of Mehi in Saqqara Necropolis in Giza, Egypt. Dates back to the end of the Old Kingdom Period and beginning of the First Intermediate Period (2236-2143 BC). Displayed in the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.
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