Abstract

This article deals with the dedication texts of the Old Kingdom private tombs. These texts are collected from the tombs. The commentary considers the distribution of the texts in the Old Kingdom cemeteries, positions of writing these texts, dating of the texts, dedicators and those to whom the dedications were made, and context and construction of the dedication texts.

Keywords

old kingdom, dedicators, ir.t(w), nw, Dd.f, statue, main entrance, false door, offering table, sarcophagus