Stele of Meri-ptah
18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1410–1372 BC, Presumably from Abydos
Stele of Meri-ptah
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.
Object data
Object Name
Stele
Culture
Ägyptisch
Period
New Kingdom
Dated
18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1410–1372 BC
Material
Painted limestone
Dimensions
H 69 cm, B 54,4 cm, T 12 cm, G 37 kg
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Inv. No.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 89
Provenance
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt
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