Stele of Meny Egypt, From Dendara, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 9, about 2100 B.C.E. Limestone, Overall: 68.5 x 52.5 x 9.5 cm (26 15/16 x 20 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.) Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription 1898, MFA #98.1034 "Meny, whose full name was Menankhpepy, held a number of adminstrative titles associated with the 6th-dynasty kings Pepy I and Merenra. This funerary stele comes from his mastaba at Dendara in southern Egypt. Meny stands at the left, while the rest of the stele is occupied by a prayer seeking offerings from the funerary god Osiris. The high, raised relief and carefully detailed hieroglyphs are characteristic of sculpture from Dendara at this time." (From info card) Inscription (1) "[An offering which the king gi]ves, (and) Osiris (2) in all his places,that offerings be invoked for (3) the seal-bearer of the King of Lower Egypt, estate manager, sole friend, lector priest (4) the honored one before Osiris, Meni." (Leprohon) (From the museum website) The hieroglyphs for the name "Meny"...

Detail of Meny I had such trouble dealing with the horrid reflections from the glass case which protected this:     Before and after... Perhaps grayscale gives a less confusing picture, because I had trouble making the patchy areas correspond colorwise:

Stele of Meny - Grayscale Photos above all © Joan Ann Lansberry 2014 This is Petrie's photo, the piece was less damaged when he found it. Petrie shared other pieces from Meny's mastaba. In this relief, we can see the full name "Menankhpepy":