FITZ-AntE
Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · stela
stelae
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A carved stone stela depicting hieroglyphic inscriptions, possibly with a deity figure.
The artifact is a rectangular stela made of stone, with intricate hieroglyphic carvings covering most of its surface. The top section likely depicts a deity figure with outstretched arms, which is common in religious scenes. Below are several horizontal lines of hieroglyphic text. The craftsmanship suggests a formal and ceremonial composition typical of religious or funerary objects.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Osiris
Materials
limestone
Signs
ankh ×3
was
Inscriptions (3)
Inscription #1
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on lower part
Transcription
Htp di [nsw] ptH nfr-Hr wsir xnty imntyw inpw Hr DHwty di.sn iw anan n Sna tw hHr sbAw n Xrty-nTr hA r wia mi smsww nTr xp.f r nTr n kA n Hry nbw n Hwt-nbw ms nTrw pA-nHsy mAa xrw sA Hry nbw pA-ra-m-Hb mAa xrw ms n nbt pr Smayt n imn [tA]-mi mAa[t] xrwTranslations (1)
An offering given by the king to Ptah the beautiful of face, Osiris foremost of the westerners, Anubis and Thoth. May they give [blessing] without ceasing to protect the [name] of the gods, champion of the divine temple, who descends to the river like followers of the god. He reaches to the god for the Ka of the chief of gold, of Hwt-nbw, born of the gods, the Nubian, true of voice, son of the chief of gold, Pa-ra-m-Heb, true of voice, born of the lady of the house, Samayt of Amun, the land(?) of truth, true of voice.
Inscription #2
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on centre
Transcription
rnpt (HAt-sp) 4 n bA-n-ra-mry-n-imnTranslations (1)
Year 4 of the reign of Ba-n-Ra, beloved of Amun
Inscription #3
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on top
Transcription
ptH Sps sty Ra nfr Hr sDm nHwtTranslations (1)
Ptah, the noble, king of the gods, the beautiful Ra, who listens to pleas
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