A Shrine of Pepi I in South Abydos

• Autores: Bryan Kraemer
• Localización: Journal of egyptian archaeology, ISSN 0307-5133, Vol. 103, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 13-34
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • As part of the 2010 season of the Ahmose and Tetisheri Project in South Abydos, the author led a brief archaeological survey in the low desert south as far as Sinki. Among other archaeological sites found during this survey, the most interesting discoveries included two rock-cut chambers on the limestone escarpment. Two repeating inscriptions were found in the northernmost chamber. An ỉr.n=f m mnw=f formula and a label identify all or part of this site as a ‘shrine’ (zḥ) built by Pepi I for the local god Khentiamentiu. The inscriptions use Pepi’s ‘Son of Hathor of Dendera’ name, which may help to date the shrine’s construction to the early part of his reign. The article describes this archaeological site, discusses the inscriptions and offers some interpretation for their historical and archaeological context as part of the activities of the Sixth Dynasty in Abydos.