| Model Type | |
|---|---|
| granary | |
| Description | |
|
Quibell/Hayter p.41: 1.Model of a granary, 0 m. 52 by 0 m. 47. It is covered with a thin layer of plaster and painted yellow; the door and door frames red. The main door will open and shut: there is a peg in the wall to represent a fastening and a hole in the door opposite it. Inside the yard are two men holding corn measures, a third man standing and an overseer with whip in hand, seated. The doors through which the corn was withdrawn are indicated by red painted lines. In the corner is a stair supported by an arch; a labourer is coming up it with a bag of corn on his shoulders, two others are emptying their bags through the holes in the granary roof, while a scribe, assisted by an apprentice, writes down the number of sacks carried. Traces of writing remain on his tablet. This model was in good condition and contained a good handful of corn thrown down loosely in the yard. | |
| Site | |
| Saqqara | |
| Tomb | |
| 2757 | |
| Burial | |
| Inpw-m-HAt | |
| Date | |
| 11th Dyn. | |
| Ref. for dating | |
| Tooley-1989 p. 55 | |
| Museum | |
| NK | |
| Accession number | |
| n/a | |
| Breasted Classification | |
| I-3-1-B PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OF FOOD - Storage of Food. - Model granaries with workmen storing grain. - Wooden models of granary storehouses, usually with human figures. | |
| Material | |
| wood | |
| Dimensions | |
| 52 cm x 47 cm | |
| References (Bibliography) | |
| Quibell-Hayter-1927 , pp.14,41, Pl. XXV:1 | |
| Tooley-1989 , Ill. 22:1 | |
| Links to Images and Other Refs | |
 ../IMG/QuibHayter-NSide-Pl-25A.jpg | |
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