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Inscribed limestone funerary stela

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, Isis Temple

Inscribed limestone funerary stela; at top: god (Osiris) facing right seated before offering table, goddess (Isis) facing right standing at his back; right side of inscription decayed, [translation: "(1) [A gift which the king gives and] Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, lord of Rosetau, (2) [that he might give] a good burial in the necropolis [...] (3) [...], wine, milk, every [good] thing (4) [...] the revered one, the washerman Tja[...] (5) [...] son of Padishehededet, born of (6) [...] Bastet, [...] daughter of Djedameniufankh [...]"]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_26-1-87
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Stelae
  • Findspot
    Street G 7000, upper debris S of Isis temple
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: middle: 73 cm; side 70 cm Width: 30 cm Thickness: 15 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/02/1926
  • Owner
    Tja[...](?) (in Isis Temple)
  • Attested
    Djedameniufankh (in Isis Temple)
    Padishehededet (in Isis Temple)
    [...]-bastet-[...]? (in Isis Temple)

Tombs and Monuments 2

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, pp. 248-250, pl. 41.

People 4

Ancient People

  • Djedameniufankh (in Isis Temple)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Possibly grandfather of washerman Tja[...]. Name appears on Late Period limestone funerary stela (26-1-87) inscribed for Tja[...]; found in Street G 7000, debris south of Isis Temple.

  • Padishehededet (in Isis Temple)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Father of washerman Tja[...]. Name appears on Late Period limestone funerary stela (26-1-87) inscribed for Tja[...]; found in Street G 7000, debris south of Isis Temple.

  • Tja[...](?) (in Isis Temple)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Son of Padishahededet, child (born) of (?) [...]-bastet-[...], grandchild of (?) Djedameniufankh. Late Period limestone funerary stela (26-1-87) inscribed for Tja[...]; found in Street G 7000, debris south of Isis Temple.

  • [...]-bastet-[...]? (in Isis Temple)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Possibly mother of washerman Tja[...]. Name appears on Late Period limestone funerary stela (26-1-87) inscribed for Tja[...]; found in Street G 7000, debris south of Isis Temple.