Stele of Nes-ka-shuti
26th Dynasty, ca. 630 BC
The popularity of the pilgrimage to Abydos was undiminished in the Late Period. This stele was probably set up for Nes-ka-shuti in a chapel there. He and the many members of his family commemorated on the stele hoped to participate magically in the Osiris “mysteries,” just as had persons named and depicted on steles at Abydos since the Middle Kingdom.
The popularity of the pilgrimage to Abydos was undiminished in the Late Period. This stele was probably set up for Nes-ka-shuti in a chapel there. He and the many members of his family commemorated on the stele hoped to participate magically in the Osiris “mysteries,” just as had persons named and depicted on steles at Abydos since the Middle Kingdom.
Time:
26th Dynasty, ca. 630 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Abydos (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H 92,8 cm, B 48,2 cm, T 8,6 cm, G 60 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 157
Provenance
Acquired before 1824