Stele of Pai-es-bes
beginning of the 26th Dynasty, 664–620 BC
The three individuals bringing offerings to the falcon-headed god Re-Harakhty are the priest Pai-es-bes, his father Nekhet-wesir, and his wife Shep-en-mehit. The text in three columns below is a prayer addressed to the morning sun. The association of the stele with the cult of Re is probably related to the office of priest that Pai-es-bes held in the solar god’s temple.
The three individuals bringing offerings to the falcon-headed god Re-Harakhty are the priest Pai-es-bes, his father Nekhet-wesir, and his wife Shep-en-mehit. The text in three columns below is a prayer addressed to the morning sun. The association of the stele with the cult of Re is probably related to the office of priest that Pai-es-bes held in the solar god’s temple.
Time:
beginning of the 26th Dynasty, 664–620 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Abydos (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Painted limestone
Dimensions:
H 53,3 cm, B 39,8 cm, T 7,6 cm, G 22 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 138
Provenance
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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