The Offering Table of Inpw-m-HAt wr in the Cairo Museum (CG 57018)

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This paper is concerned with studying the offering table of Inpw-m-HAt wr, which was discovered by Quibell for the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) in 1905. It was found in North Saqqara, the Cemetery of the Pyramid of King Teti. The offering table is made of Limestone. It measures 62 cm high and 56.5 cm wide. It is currently kept in the Cairo Museum. It is registered under the numbers (JE 38428, CG 57018, SR 2\ 15202) . According to Abou-Ghazi and the databases of the Cairo Museum date from the offering table Inpw-m-HAt wr to the First Intermediate Period, the Tenth Dynasty.
This paper aims to republish and study the offering table and its dating. It includes transliteration and translation of the inscriptions, discusses the meaning of the name and titles of Inpw-m-HAt wr, and comments on them. Additionally, the paper discusses the paleographical, orthographical features, and artistic style suggesting that the offering table dates back to the late Twelfth Dynasty.

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