Stele of Kemes
late 12th–13th Dynasty, ca. 1790–1660 BC
At the above left the archivist Kemes is shown seated at table. The offering formula to the right is addressed to the gods Geb and Osiris. In the lower register, Kemes’s wife and son are shown along with another couple. The way the offering table’s stand extends below the register line at the bottom of the stele is noteworthy
At the above left the archivist Kemes is shown seated at table. The offering formula to the right is addressed to the gods Geb and Osiris. In the lower register, Kemes’s wife and son are shown along with another couple. The way the offering table’s stand extends below the register line at the bottom of the stele is noteworthy
Time:
late 12th–13th Dynasty, ca. 1790–1660 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Abydos (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 27,7 cm, B 17,6 cm, T 7,1 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 112
Provenance
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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