Funerary Tablet of Horpaa, priest at Hermopolis and son of Djehutyhor

Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

This large stone tablet has the form of a label with a perforation for attachment . It was inscribed for Horpaa, who bears important priestly titles associated with Thoth of Hermpolis and who was the son of Djehutyhor who also had important priestly offices at Hermopolis. The text shows a sequence of short religious phrases, some of which are extracted from the Book of Traversing Eternity.

Funerary Tablet of Horpaa, priest at Hermopolis and son of Djehutyhor, Egyptian alabaster (travertine), paint

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Funerary Tablet of Horpaa, priest at Hermopolis and son of Djehutyhor, Egyptian alabaster (travertine), paint
Funerary Tablet of Horpaa, priest at Hermopolis and son of Djehutyhor, Egyptian alabaster (travertine), paint

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