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Stele

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A wooden funerary stele belonging to the priest Nes-shu-tefnut, found in-situ in his tomb at Hissayeh.The stele shows the deceased making an offering to seven deities, he stands before Osiris and behind him are Isis, Nephthys, Re-Harakhty, Hathor, Anubis and Wepwawet. At the bottom is an inscription. At the top of the stele is a winged sun-disk flanked by two recumbant jackals, named as Anubis.

Present location

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL

Inventory number

13.12.05.34

Dating

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD

Archaeological Site

ASWAN AND THE REST OF THE GOVERNORATE

Category

STELA

Material

WOOD

Technique

PAINTED ON STUCCO

Height

40 cm

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