The offering table is made up of a simple thick slab of stone corresponding in shape to the hieroglyph for offering 'hetep'. This sign is composed of a mat on which a loaf is shown in profile. This part which projects above the surface is incised with a channel which allows the liquids used for libations to flow away. On the table itself are a 'hetep' sign as well as several offerings (a vessel, cake, loaf, geese). The object belonged to the Theban priest Padiamenopet, who built the largest tomb in the Assasif.
Present location |
KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS |
Inventory number |
E.5811 |
Dating |
25TH DYNASTY AND CONTEMPORARIES (not before); 26TH DYNASTY (not after) |
Archaeological Site |
EL-ASSASIF |
Category |
OFFERING TABLE (Htp) |
Material |
GRANITE |
Technique |
HEWN; RELIEF; ENGRAVED |
Height |
17 cm |
Width |
81 cm |
Depth |
65 cm |