Stele of Meri-ptah
18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1410–1372 BC
The stele of the officer and chariot warrior Meri-ptah shows him and his father bringing offerings to the gods Osiris and Wepwawet. This suggests that the stele was once erected at Abydos, the site sacred to Osiris, rather than in Meri-ptah’s tomb. In the lower scene Meri-ptah and his wife receive offerings from his brother.
The stele of the officer and chariot warrior Meri-ptah shows him and his father bringing offerings to the gods Osiris and Wepwawet. This suggests that the stele was once erected at Abydos, the site sacred to Osiris, rather than in Meri-ptah’s tomb. In the lower scene Meri-ptah and his wife receive offerings from his brother.
Time:
18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1410–1372 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Abydos (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 69 cm, B 54,4 cm, T 12 cm, G 37 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 89
Provenance
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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