Stela of Amenemope From Deir el-Medina
18th-19th dynasty
Limestone
Dimensions: 39 x 29,1 x 2,4 cm
Inventory nu: Cat. 1515
RCGE 50043
This round-topped stela is divided into two registers. The upper register depicts the solar disk in the solar barque, resting on the hieroglyphic sign for sky. In the lower register the deceased is depicted standing on the left, facing to the right, with his arms raised in adoration. He wears an ankle-length kilt. The figure is in part chiseled out. The remaining area of the register is divided into 9 columns of hieroglyphic inscription. It contains an abbreviated version of a solar hymn. Some traces of preserved pigment are visible on the stela: red for the solar disk, yellow for the boat and its background, blue for the sky and the hieroglyphic signs. The dedicator of the stela is named as
Amenemope.
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