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Pendant of the triad of Osiris
General Information

This extremely precious solid gold and lapis lazuli item of jewelry represents the holy triad of the Osiris family. The three solid gold figures represent Osiris, surrounded by his son, Horus, and his wife, Isis. Osiris is crouching on a pillar of a deep blue lapis lazuli that places him at the same level as his family. The underside of the gold base has an engraved inscription; six columns remain.

Number 6204
Storing Place Louvre Museum - Paris - France
Material Gold and semiprecious stones
Type Pendant
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Width 6.6 cm
Height 9 cm
Historical Period The Twenty- Second Dynasty – The Third Intermediate Period
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

Nsw bity nb tAwy wsr mAat Ra stp n Imn sA Ra wsrkn mry Imn


Translation

"King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Lord of the Two Lands, Usermaatre, the chosen of Amun, son of Ra, Osorkon beloved of Amun."

Scientific Publishing

C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, (London, 1990), 193.
Tanis, l'or des pharaons, catalogue d'exposition, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, (Paris, 1987),172-173.

The Digital Library of Inscriptions and Calligraphies, Bibliotheca Alexandrina ©