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Funerary Stela

Place of production Egypt
Date 4th-1st centuries B.C. (332-30)
Object type stela
Medium, technique Limestone
Dimensions

50 x 40 x 9.2 cm

Inventory number 51.2153
Collection Egyptian Art
On view This artwork is not on display

The upper part of the limestone stela containing the offering scene has broken off, and the first lines of the fourteen-line hieroglyphic text are lacunary. The inscription contains a hymn addressed to the sun god Re-Harakhty. The owner of the stela, a certain Imhotep, is mentioned several times in the text, however, his social status cannot be determined due to the lack of titles. His father was called Pa-Atum while his mother, holding the title “Mistress of the House”, bore the name Hat-Ankh.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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