Stele of An-em-her
reign of Ptolemy IV, 217 BC , Presumably from Saqqara 1821
Stele of An-em-her
The standard elements in the gable of this stele are depicted in Ptolemaic style. The inscription dates the stele which was made for the High Priest of Ptah An-em-her precisely in 217 BC. Following the hieroglyphic inscription there are 1 ½ half lines in Demotic – the youngest written form of Egyptian which was used beginning in the Late Period.
Object data
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Dated
reign of Ptolemy IV, 217 BC
Material
Kalkstein
Dimensions
H 72 cm, B 43,5 cm, T 7 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Inv. No.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 153
Provenance
purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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