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Statue of a Vizier, Usurped by Pa-di-iset

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Accession: 22.203
Dynasty: statue: 13th Dynasty; inscription: 22nd Dynasty
Date: ca. 1780-1700 BCE; Inscription and relief: ca. 900-850 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 13th dynasty & Third Intermediate Period, 22nd)
Date range: 1792 BCE – 850 BCE
Materials: ['graywacke']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Statue of a Vizier, Usurped by Pa-di-iset (22.203). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220800

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Description

<p>A remarkable example of the re-use of a work of art, reflecting the course of Egypt's long history, this statue was originally carved to commemorate a powerful government official. A thousand years later the inscription naming this unknown man was erased, and a carved scene was added depicting its new owner, Pa-di-iset, son of Apy, worshipping the gods Osiris, Horus, and Isis. From a text on the rear of the statue we learn that Pa-di-iset was a diplomatic messenger to the neighboring lands of Canaan and Peleset (Palestine).</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.203' rel='external'>Statue of a Vizier, Usurped by Pa-di-iset</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

Inscriptions (2)

Inscription #1

English description

[Translation] caption of the scene on the kilt: Ka of Osiris: Pa-di-iset, the justified, son of Apy.

Inscription #2

English description

[Translation] on the back pillar: The only renowned one, the impartial envoy of Philistine Canaan, Pa-di-iset, son of Apy.

Connections

Deities Horus Osiris Isis

Cross-references (2)

Walters-AccNum 22.203 tier-2
Walters-id 33246 tier-2

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