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A personal collection of translated ancient Egyptian texts with grammar notes.
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OFFERING FORMULA - Stela of
Khu
and
Senet
This Middle Kingdom stela (Leiden AP 71) features a typical
Htp-di-nswt
offering formula
- an inscription intended to provide the deceased with sustenance in the afterlife.
Stela of
Djehutynefer
and
Benbu
New Kingdom stela displayed at the
Museo Egizio
in Turin (
Cat. 1638)
. It possibly comes from TT A6 - a now-lost tomb at
Dra Abu el-Naga
.
Relief from the Tomb of
Horemheb
in Saqqara
Great Overseer of Troops
Horemheb
praising the solar deity
Ra-Horakhty
. This relief (
Leiden EG-ZM3019
) comes from his Memphite tomb, built in the years before he become king.
Shabti statue of
Khebeny
One of the largest shabtis ever discovered (Leiden AST 43) with possibly the oldest "shabti spell" - a spell to avoid corvée labor in the afterlife.
Stela of
Amenemheb
A 19th Dynasty stela (Leiden AD 37) made of faience depicting a couple giving praise to
Osiris
and
Anubis
. Anubis
Stela of
Sehetepibre
(MMA 65.120.2)
Middle Egyptian
stela of the troop commander (
imy-r mSa
)
Sehetepib
and his family. Featuring the
offering formula
and the
appeal to the living.
Stela of
Khusobek
Part 1
(British Museum, EA 1213)
A small limestone stela found in Abydos. In Part 1, we'll look at the top register with four horizontal lines of text.
Miniature Chapel and Stela of
Sehetepib
(Leiden AP 78-81)
Rijksmuseum
van
Oudheden
in Leiden houses a rare example of a stela with a miniature chapel at its base. Dedicated to four troop commanders (
imy-r mSa
).
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