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Rock Inscription dedicated to Amun-Re

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1290–1224 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 124
This inscription, removed from a rock cliff in the West Valley of the Kings, was dedicated to Amun-Re by some of the men working on the tomb of Ramesses II. Standing at the left is the scribe Amenemope; to the right, the guardian Khawy kneels before the sacred ram of Amun-Re. The inscription also names the draughtsman Perahotep and one Amenemhat.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rock Inscription dedicated to Amun-Re
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Reign: reign of Ramesses II
  • Date: ca. 1290–1224 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, West Valley of the Kings, cut in the rock face on the south side near the mouth of the north branch, Davis excavations, 1913
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: H. 22.5 × W. 41 × D. 10 cm, 11.7 kg (8 7/8 × 16 1/8 × 3 15/16 in., 25.8 lb.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914
  • Object Number: 14.6.183
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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