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Offering Table

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Description

<p>The offering table was an essential element of the funerary cult and was usually placed near the deceased's tomb in an offering niche or chapel. If the cult ceased to function, the carved images of food and drink on the table served as magical substitutes, thus insuring the survival of the deceased's ka, or spirit.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.91' rel='external'>Offering Table</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Translation] Texts inscribed around the outer edge addressed to Osiris and Hathor are prayers for offerings for the deceased, the ""mistress of the house, Tarenenu."" Also mentioned in the text are her parents and a favorite sister.

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 22.91 tier-2
  • Walters-id 621 tier-2
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