Tomb Stele of Nesptah

The collection record classifies this work as funerary equipment. It is dated 664–525 BCE. Recorded culture or place: Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26.

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Museum title: Tomb Stele of Nesptah
Date: 664–525 BCE
Culture / origin: Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26
Materials and technique: painted wood
Dimensions: Overall: 34 x 28.5 x 3.8 cm (13 3/8 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Artist / maker: Not specified by the museum
Museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession number: 1921.1721

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A winged sun disk with pendant uraei (cobras) arches across the top of this funerary stele. The central scene depicts the deceased (at the right) being ushered by Thoth into the presence of the funerary gods. Led by Osiris and Ra-Horakhty, these gods are Isis, Nephthys, and the Four Sons of Horus. The tiny squares above them were intended for brief inscriptions naming each god, but the names were omitted, doubtless because of a lack of space.

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