Stele of the sealer Seneb
late 12th/13th Dynasty, ca. 1800-1665 BC
From the inscription it can be deduced that the family of Seneb comes from Athribis in the Nile delta even though they set up this stele in Abydos, an important pilgrimage center of the funerary god Osiris during the Middle Kingdom. In the rounded gable at the top of the stele Osiris himself is shown with the local deity of Abydos Wepwawet.
From the inscription it can be deduced that the family of Seneb comes from Athribis in the Nile delta even though they set up this stele in Abydos, an important pilgrimage center of the funerary god Osiris during the Middle Kingdom. In the rounded gable at the top of the stele Osiris himself is shown with the local deity of Abydos Wepwawet.
Time:
late 12th/13th Dynasty, ca. 1800-1665 BC
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Abydos (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H 50,8 cm, B 35 cm, T 6 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 136
Provenance
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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