Stela

E13613

From: Egypt | Mit-Rahineh

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E13613
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Mit-Rahineh
Locus South Portal | Strip 100E, sub
Section Egyptian
Materials Limestone
Iconography Ptah | Shrine | Worshipper
Inscription Language Hieroglyphic
Description

Small round-topped votive stela with a borderline, sunk relief decoration and incised texts. At the left stands the god Ptah, facing right, upon a plinth and inside a shrine. He holds a was-scepter, and has a tassel at his neck. Above his shrine is an epigraph "Ptah Lord of Truth."

To the right is an offering table with a vessel and lotus. At the far right is the image of a standing male worshipper, whose arms are raised in praise. He has a shoulder-length wig, and wears a long kilt. Above him are three columns of text, recording his name and title: "Donated by the Soldier of the Residence, Khay."

Below the groundline is a single line of text, reading from left to right: "[...Pta]h who hears the prayer, Lord of Heaven."

Height 17 cm
Width 11.5 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1915
Other Number M2970 - Field No SF

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