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Stèle de Mentuwoser

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1944 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 110
Les Égyptiens du Moyen Empire ont dressé des stèles à Abydos afin d’être éternellement présents au festival annuel célébrant la mort et la résurrection d’Osiris (le dieu de l’autre monde). Celle-ci, l’une des plus belles du site, montre l’intendant Mentuwoser assis devant une table à offrandes en compagnie de son père, de sa fille et de son fils. Le texte date la commande de la dix-septième année du règne de Sénousret Ier, et rend hommage aux qualités d’administrateur de Mentuwoser, ainsi qu’à son intégrité, à sa réussite et à sa générosité envers les pauvres.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Stèle de Mentuwoser
  • Période: Moyen Empire, XIIe dynastie
  • Date: v. 1945 av. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Abydos
  • Technique: Calcaire, peinture
  • Dimensions: 104,3 x 47,9 cm
  • Crédits: Don d’Edward S. Harkness, 1912
  • Accession Number: 12.184
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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