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Votive stela to Ptah

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Votive stela to Ptah showing the 'hearing ears' of the god. This is one of a large group of votive deposits unearthed beneath a Ramesside building in the precinct of the temple of Ptah at Memphis. Many of the finds bear the motif of the hearing ear of the god, expected to hear the prayers of man. To the right of the man shown offering, the hieroglyphic inscription names the god Ptah.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1908:518

Dating

18TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

MIT RAHINA/MEMPHIS

Category

STELA

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

CARVED; INCISED

Height

18 cm

Width

12 cm

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