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Stela of the Steward Dedu
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
The inscription on the stela of Dedu refers to the owner’s tomb in Abydos, where this monument was probably erected. Dedu and his wife are shown seated and receiving a variety of funerary offerings, probably from family members. Also receiving offerings are Dedu’s brother and his wife, who stand in the upper right. The text not only invokes Osiris, Wepwawet, Heqet, Khnum, and other deities worshipped at Abydos, but also mentions the sacred bark of Osiris and various religious festivals that were celebrated in that holy city. Dedu urges everyone who passes by the tomb to recite his "good name" toward the temple of Osiris.
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