On the left of this nearly square relief block is a representation of a striding man dressed in a short kilt and a smooth wig. He is erecting an obelisk as large as himself which forms the left border of the block. In the middle of the block is a stool with animal legs on which lies a so-called Tekenu with a human head and hands emerging from a skin. To the right of this ritual figure stands a lector priest, wearing a short skirt and a smooth wig, with a papyrus roll in his right hand. There are three lines of inscription above the Tekenu.
Present location |
PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM |
Inventory number |
1877 |
Dating |
HATSHEPSUT/MAATKARE |
Archaeological Site |
THEBES: WEST BANK |
Category |
RELIEF |
Material |
LIMESTONE; UNSPECIFIED |
Technique |
HIGH RELIEF; LOW RELIEF; PAINTED |
Height |
34.2 cm |
Width |
41 cm |
Depth |
4.7 cm |
"[1] Cause to come to (the god) Re: a skin [2] as a resting Tekenu, [3] Causing silence to reign in the garden of Khepri."