Stela of the royal scribe Amunnakht praising the divine barque of Amun-Re, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands

New Kingdom, Ramesside Period

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This stela from depicts the barque of Amun-Re carried in procession. Below is a hymn to the god, recited by the scribe Amennakht, his son Pentwere, and the chief carpenter, Amenemope. The god was believed to give oracles during such processions by influencing the movements of the priests carrying the barque shrine.

Stela of the royal scribe Amunnakht praising the divine barque of Amun-Re, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands, Limestone, pigment

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