Offering Table of King Amenemhat II
GEM Number
1442
Collection
Main Galleries
Period
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty
12
Description
This granite offering table has two rectangular basins hollowed out on either side of the sema tawy, (symbol of unified Egypt) and hetep (symbol of offering). An offering formula encircles the table, asking the deities Re, Geb, Osiris and Anubis to grant offering to King Amenemhat II.
Region
Lower Egypt
Area
Sharqiya
Granite
Height
33 cm
Width
60 cm
Length
82.5 cm