Doorway of King Amenemhat I
GEM Number
9590
Collection
Grand Stairs
Period
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty
12
Description
The granite blocks forming this doorway were discovered in 1883 at Ezbet Helmi in the Eastern Delta. It consists of a lintel and two jambs. It probably once stood at an unknown palace of Amenemhat I located at the nearby site of Ezbet Rushdi el-Saghira. Both faces of this portal are decorated with a text that starts on the lintel and continues down the jambs. One face bears a text stating that King Amenemhat I had constructed a monument, while the opposite face mentions that King Senwosret III, who ruled almost a hundred years later, renewed this monument.
Region
Lower Egypt
Area
Sharqiya
Granite
Height
415 cm
Width
75 cm
Length
280 cm