Sujet
Stele of Shemai, c. 1960-1916 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Stele of Shemai, c. 1960-1916 BC. Two techniques of relief carving are employed here: the scene of the deceased seated before a table of offerings and its accompanying inscriptions are in raised relief, while the border inscriptions are in sunk relief. The three columns of hieroglyphs in the center read: "The one honored before Osiris, lord of Busiris, the great god, lord of Abydos, that he [the god] may give invocation-offerings of bread and beer, oxen and fowl, travertine [vases] and clothing to the ka [vital spirit] of the chief of police, Shemai, vindicated."
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G08_024
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
66,2Mo (5,1Mo) / 42,1cm x 39,4cm / 4971 x 4655 (300dpi)