Asset number
242206001
Description
Limestone stela of Reshpu: a large round-topped stela divided into four registers with figures in sunk relief and incised texts. In the centre of the upper register stands the standard of Osiris flanked on either side by ram standards. Isis stands with one arm raised on the left of the standards and Horus appears in a similar position on the right. On the far left of the register the royal scribe and chief steward Reshpu stands with his arms raised in adoration, while the royal scribe and chief steward Amenmose is shown in a similar posture on the far right. The remaining three registers depict a series of standing male and female figures with their arms raised in an attitude of worship. The stela is divided vertically in the middle, and in each register the figures on one half face those on the other. On the left of the stela in the second register the first individual is identified as the royal scribe and chief steward Reshpu who is followed by his brother, the deputy and overseer of cattle, Neferenpet , his brother Nb-ms, of the estate of Amun, and his son ?nsw. In the third register appear his father, the deputy and overseer of cattle, Nb-ms, his brother, the deputy and overseer of cattle, 'Imn-ms, his paternal grandmother, the chantress of Amun, 'Ipt-nfrt, his mother, the chantress of Amun, ?nwt-?ww and a female relative of his mother whose name is broken but may begin with Mwt ..., unless that phrase is part of the relationship. In the fourth register appear his maternal grandmother, the chantress of Amun, Nš? his sister of one mother and one father, 'Ipt-nfrt, his sister of one mother and one father, the chantress of Amun, T?-wr(t), his wife, the chantress of Amun, 'Iy-nfr.t? , and a female ancestor whose name is lost. On the right side of the stela in the second register there appear the stable-master of the great stable of Ramesses-miamun, Wp-w?wt-ms, the overseer of cattle of the estate of Amun, 'Imn-ms, his paternal grandfather, the overseer of cattle of the estate of Amun, 'lmn-w??-sw, and his brother, the overseer of cattle, Nb-ms. In the third register are named his son, the scribe of the estate of Amun, P?-Wp-w?wt-ms, his son, the scribe Ns-'lmn, his mother, the chantress of Amun, 'Ipt-nfrt , his mother, the chantress of Amun, T?-???y. In the last register appear his mother, the chantress of Amun, ?st, his mother or maternal grandmother, the chantress of Amun, ?nwt-?ww, his sister, the chantress of Amun, Mwt-m-w??, and her mother, the chantress of Amun, T?-n-shrry. The top right corner of the stela is lost and the left side and bottom of the stela are damaged and uneven. Several small breaks appear on the face of the stela, and the lower left side is badly worn.
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