The faces of these standing figures of a man and his wife have been smashed, the right arm of the man, the lower part of the back plate and part of the pedestal have been restored. Both figures are wearing chin-length black striated wigs. The woman is wearing an ankle-length dress. The straps and ornate collars were originally painted. The right arm of the woman is around the man's shoulders. Shortly after the statue was unearthed, traces of the painted broad collar could still be seen on the red-brown skin of the man. He is wearing a white gala kilt. His left hand is fisted. The joins between the bodies and the arms are painted black. The base is unusually thin. The back pillar is inscribed.
(1) The eldest son of the king, of his body, whom he loves, the hereditary prince, chief judge and vizier, greatest [of the ten of Upper Egypt], (2) greatest of seers in Heliopolis, leader of the courtiers of the King of Lower Egypt, who helps the matutinal ones, prophet of Khentichemi, (3) prophet of Banebdjedet, prophet of Horus and Seth, leader of the female singers of Upper and Lower Egypt, [embalmer of] Anubis, (4) prophet of Bastet, prophet of Shesemtet, the unique one among the great ones of the festival, [ ... ]of Anubis, (5) [chief of] the scribes of the divine book, eldest of the house of the serpent stone, overseer of all works of the King. (6) The eldest bodily son of the King, the hereditary prince, chief judge, [ ... ]. (7) Overseer of [all] works [of the King ... ].
مراجع و مؤلفات
Donadoni, S., Archéo. L'Encyclopédie de l'Archéologie, Paris (1987) 85.
Jaros-Deckert, B. & Rogge, E., Statuen des Alten Reiches. Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum (CAA) Wien 15 (1993), 87-94.
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