Unpublished Funerary Stela of “Osiris Nakht“ in the Egyptian Museum (JE 27784)

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آستاذ الأثار المصرية المساعد بكلية الآثار بجامعة جنوب الوادى

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The current paper aims to study a funerary stela displayed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, bearing the number (JE 27784) (Plate 1, Figure 1). It was found by Purchased in 1887, unfortunately its original place is unknown, probably came from Abydos, because God Osiris represented many times on most of the Late Period Stelae in Abydos. It is a funerary stela for a person named Wsir nxt.It is made of limestone and found completely intact, except for the upper left part of the stela. Besides, the stela contains a round top and three registers. The winged sun disk represented at the top, while the first register includes two parts of hieroglyphic inscriptions which divided into columns, the right part represents the name of the stela’s owner, his titles, and the name of his father, while the left part represents the name of God Osiris and his titles. The second register represents the owner of the stela standing wearing a long-knitted garment and in front of him an offering table surmounted by many offerings, while God Osiris sits in front of the offering table wearing the Atef crown. Finally, the third register includes funerary text, which consists of seven horizontal lines of hieroglyphic inscriptions. This paper provides a comprehensive study about the stela to illuminate this type of art and its role during the Late Period, looking particularly at its original date, purpose, dedication, decorative symbolism, and the religious concepts behind the texts

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