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Vase dedicated to Osiris
General Information

Vessel of red terracotta, in the centre a mummiform figure of the god Osiris, squatting on a platform, is shown. He wears the white crown, and holds the sign for 'life' on his knees. The vertical inscriptions on either side of the god give the names and titles of the two members of the Abydos priesthood who dedicated this vase to Osiris.

Number E.0579
Storing Place Royal Museums of Art and History - Brussels - Belgium
Material Clay
Type Vessel
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place Umm EL-Ga'ab - Sohag Governate - Egypt
Height 34 cm
Historical Period The Nineteenth Dynasty – The New Kingdom
General Comments

This vessel of red terracotta was found in the tomb of king Djer of the 1st Dynasty at Abydos; it dates from the Ramesside Period and its shape that of the hieroglyph for ‘heart’ is very striking.

Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

@m-nTr tpy n Wsir %Awi-pA-anx Wsir nb R-stAw It-nTr Hm n Wsir sS mSa Wnn-nfr


Translation

High priest of Osiris, Sawypaankh Osiris, lord of the necropolis Godsfather, priest of Osiris and scribe of the army, Wenennefer.

Scientific Publishing

L. Limme, in Schrijfkunst uit het Oude Egypte - Écritures de l'Égypte ancienne, (Bruxelles 1992), 34-35
L. Speleers, Recueil des inscriptions égyptiennes des Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles,(Bruxelles 1923), 60 no 251

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