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Psametik-mry-Re Holding Osiris Figure

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Description

<p>The statue represents the charioteer Psametik-mry-Re. He stands holding a large figure of the god Osiris, Lord of the Underworld. Such "Osirophorus" figures were popular during the Egyptian Late Period (7th-4th century BCE). They were placed in temples to guarantee the participation of the person depicted in the rituals for the gods.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.206' rel='external'>Psametik-mry-Re Holding Osiris Figure</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[On the rear column] An offering which the king gives (to) Osiris, lord of Ro-setaw, the great god, that he may give funerary offerings of (bread, beer), oxen and fowl, incense, garments, alabaster (jars of oil), cool water, all good, pure, and sweet things to the revered before Osiris, lord of Ro-setaw, the charioteer Psametik-mry-Re, son of the general Wah-ka-onekh.

Connections

Deities Osiris

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 22.206 tier-2
  • Walters-id 9435 tier-2
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