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Stela of Iku

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Flash

The stela is almost square. Within a simple frame, Iku is depicted sitting on a chair with lion's legs. In front of her is an offering table with loaves of bread. She is wearing a long smooth wig and a close-fitting dress and she is sniffing a flower. The proportion of the chair in relation to the woman is not quite right. On the right side of the table the head of a calf is placed on a tray. The text is written in two framed lines above the representation.

Present location

ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM

Inventory number

APM 3400

Dating

6TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

STELA

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

LOW RELIEF

Height

34 cm

Width

32 cm

Depth

2.8 cm

Translation

(1) A boon which the king gives to Osiris in Abydos,
(2) that he may give an invocation-offering to the daily watcher of Min, Iku.

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