STELA

 

Round-topped stela with incised frame. The main register shows two figures seated under several signs: a shen sign, a vessel and two udjat eyes. Between the two figures is a tall offering table with a vase with two lotus flowers on top. The stela also has vertical and horizontal hieroglyphic texts.

Present location	MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA [46/003] LISBON
Inventory number	E 36 (n. cat. 62)
Dating	NEW KINGDOM
Archaeological Site	UNKNOWN
Category	STELA
Material	LIMESTONE
Technique	HEWN
Height	24 cm
Width	21 cm

Translation

Cool water, wine
And milk for the ka of Ber[...] (?)
True of voice.
His wife Henuttawy (?)
True of voice.
It is his son who makes his name live, Amenemheb, true of voice.

Bibliography

• Antiguidades Egípcias I, Lisboa, 1993

 

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