Relief from the Chapel of the Overseer of the Troops Sehetepibre Middle Kingdom ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

 Relief from the Chapel of the Overseer of the Troops Sehetepibre Middle Kingdom ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

The "overseer of troops" Sehetepibre, son of Satankhu was the owner of a commemorative chapel which housed two relief slabs in the collection (65.120.1, 65.120.2). On these slabs, he is seen seated at an offering table, but he and his family are also depicted as mummies.

Although Egyptian hieroglyphs could be written in either direction, the preference was right to left. Thus, the list of Sehetepibre's family begins on slab(65.120.2 and continues on this slab with (at right) Djehutihotep, son of Iti; Gifit ("the monkey"), daughter of Djedes; and Sehetepibre, son of Djedes. Although their exact relationship to Sehetepibre is not always clear, all of these individuals were probably members of his family.

• Title:
  Relief from the Chapel of the Overseer of the Troops Sehetepibre
• Period: Middle Kingdom
• Dynasty:Dynasty 13
• Date:ca. 1802–1640 B.C.
• Geography: From Egypt
• Medium: Limestone, paint
• Dimensions:
  H. 30.5 cm (12 in.); W. 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.); Th. 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.)
• On view at The Met  Object Number: 65.120.1