The Unpublished Funerary Votive Stela of Horwedja 'JE 99108' in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المستخلص

This article deals with an unpublished stela (JE. 99108). It found at north Saqqara in Serapeum area. It is a round-topped limestone stela with measures 16 cm in high, 3.5 cm in width and 9.5 in depth, depicts a traditional funerary scene of offering for Apis with two texts in the lower part of the stela. Based on stylistic features, the stela can be dated to the 26th or 27th dynasty. At first, a description of the stela will be presented, followed by notes on the significance of the scene, then a transliteration, a translation and a comment on the texts. Finally, the stela is fascinating because of the good quality of workmanship, the clear arrangement of figures and hieroglyphic text, unless the demotic text which is extremely damaged

تتناول هذه المقالة لوحة غير منشورة (JE. 99108). وجدت في شمال سقارة في منطقة سيرابيوم. إنه لوح من الحجر الجيري ذو قمة مستديرة يبلغ ارتفاعه 16 سم وعرضه 3.5 سم وعمقه 9.5 ، وهو يصور مشهدًا جنائزيًا تقليديًا لتقديم القرابين لأبيس مع نصين في الجزء السفلي من اللوحة. استنادًا إلى السمات الأسلوبية ، يمکن تأريخ اللوحة إلى الأسرة 26 أو 27. في البداية ، سيتم تقديم وصف للوحة ، متبوعًا بملاحظات حول أهمية المشهد ، ثم ترجمة صوتية وترجمة وتعليق على النصوص. أخيرًا ، اللوحة رائعة بسبب الجودة العالية للصنعة ، والترتيب الواضح للأشکال والنصوص الهيروغليفية ، ما لم يکن النص الديموطيقي تالفًا للغاية

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