Stele of An-em-her
reign of Ptolemy IV, 217 BC
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.
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.
Time:
reign of Ptolemy IV, 217 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Saqqara (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Kalkstein
Dimensions:
H 72 cm, B 43,5 cm, T 7 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 153
Provenance
purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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