Model Type
granary
Description
Quibell pp.9-10: The granary (n 5) is a double one with a central court : on the inside partition walls doors are painted with red for the frame and white for the panels : there are holes in the roof to pour in the grain. A lot of real grain had been placed in it, both in the granaries and on the floor of the court. A stair leads up on to one roof. There is a workable door to the model which would once open and shut on a pivot hinge. Two scribes sit on the roof of one granary and write.
Note: This granary was found on top of Karenen's canopic chest, and can be seen in the background of Quibell, Plate XII.
Breasted (p. 15):
18 Other examples: a. Intermediate period: Quibell, Excavations at Saqqara 1906-07 , pp. 9-10
Site
Saqqara
Tomb
Karenen
Burial
Karenen
Date
Late 11th to early 12th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
Tooley-1989 p. 56.
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
References (Bibliography)
BreastedJnr-1948 , I-3-1-B 18a
Quibell-1908 , p. 9-10
Links to Images and Other Refs


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