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Stela of the Lady of the House, Tabiemmut

Third Intermediate Period (Kushite)–Late Period
ca. 721–525 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 125
As part of the burial equipment, funerary stelae made a prayer for offerings for the maintenance of the deceased. In addition to forms of Osiris, Re-Harakhty and Atum—as the rising and setting sun and thus connected with continued life—are particularly favored focal gods. In contrast to stelae of the Third Intermediate Period, subdued coloring and a more standardized style are adopted in this period.

Here the lady of the house Tabimut, daughter of the doorkeeper of the house of Amun Ia and the lady of the house Harhabhes, adores Re-Harakhty followed by Isis and the Four Sons of Horus. The text mentions Re-Harakhty and Atum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stela of the Lady of the House, Tabiemmut
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period (Kushite)–Late Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 25–26
  • Date: ca. 721–525 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri
  • Medium: Wood, paint, gesso
  • Dimensions: H: 43 cm (16 15/16 in); W: 29 cm (11 7/16)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.2.5
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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