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Re-Harakhty and Maat

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This monument forms the bottom of a stela belonging to the "scribe accountant of the grain of Amun", Neferhotep. It is composed of double scenes, arranged as a diptych. In the right-hand scene, the deceased is seen standing in adoration before Re-Harakhty and his daughter Maat. The creator of the cosmos has a falcon's head surmounted by a solar disk. The goddess Maat wears a feather in her hair, which represents her name in hieroglyphic writing. The left-hand scene shows Neferhotep praying before Osiris who is accompanied by his wife Isis. The two scenes together symbolise the heavenly world and underworld, where the deceased hopes to continue earthly life.

Present location

KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS

Inventory number

E.2156

Dating

TUTHMOSIS IV/MENKHEPERURE (not before); 18TH DYNASTY; AMENHOTEP III/AMENOPHIS III/NEBMAATRE (not after)

Archaeological Site

EL-KHOKHA

Category

STELA

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

LOW RELIEF; PAINTED; ENGRAVED

Height

45 cm

Width

79 cm

Depth

9 cm

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