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Round topped stela, with two wedjat eyes on either side of a shen sign; below is a Htp-di-nsw of Ptah and Osiris, inscribed for Snbwy (Senebuy) who held high priestly titles, including 'chief priest of his god', 'lector priest', as well as 'the great controller of craftsmen of the Lord of All' (title held by the High Priest at Memphis) and 'one whose coming to the temple is awaited on the day of the rising of Sothis', referring to celebrations at the beginning of the new year; below the inscription is Senbuy (centre) with his wife, Nubemheb (left) and his son Ra-Seth (right); the faces and feet of the figures, Senebuy's left wrist and Ra-Seth's elbow have been deliberately damaged, as has the Seth-hieroglyph in the son's name
Depth: 4 cm
Height: 34 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought by Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Sir
13th Dynasty
Middle Kingdom
-1773
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-1648
Inscription present: six lines of hieroglyphs, orientated from right to left
Inscription present: vertical hieroglyphs, orientated from left to right, possibly sharing the mAa-xrw-signs to the left of her head
Accession number: E.SS.37
Primary reference Number: 63411
Oldadmincategory: SS
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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