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Stele of the songstress of Amun Ankhmutnofret

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A winged solar disk is shown in the round top of the stele; it is separated from the lower part by a decorated horizontal band. In the main section, below, is an image of Osiris with the Atef-crown and was scepter, followed by the goddess Isis with her symbol on her head and a ribbon in her left hand. On the right, the deceased is shown, her hands lifted in adoration. In the middle there are a jug and a lotus flower on a high stand.

Present location

MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE

Inventory number

2475

Dating

LATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNSPECIFIED

Category

STELA

Material

WOOD; PLASTER; WOOD; PLASTER

Technique

PAINTED ON STUCCO

Height

28.5 cm

Width

14.8 cm

Translation

The one of Behde, lord of the sky, great god.
Osiris, the mother of the god.
The songstress of the sanctuary of Amun Ankhmutnofret, justified.
Thousands of loaves of bread, thousands of jugs of beer.
Recitations by the Osiris, the songstress of the sanctuary of Amun, Ankhmutnofret, daughter on Ns...Khnsu.

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