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Source Description
The outer face of this block shows the king behind an unnamed goddess, most probably Maat, holding an ankh (life sign). The inscription indicates he is offering the incense to his father, the sun-god Re. The king's near hand is raised in adoration as he approaches a small table supporting a floral offering. On the inner face, below the sky hieroglyph (pet) with a row of five-pointed stars, four vertical columns of hieroglyphic text, read from right to left, record part of a hymn to the sun god. The readings, in part, say: (first column at right) "Words spoken by Horus: Brave Young Man [Ptolemy II Philadelphos] . . ."; (second column at right) "Child of Re [Ptolemy II Philadelphos], who rises in his right eye, who illuminates the gods . . . ."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14677
label
Temple Relief of Ptolemy II Philadelphos
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
14677
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Temple Relief of Ptolemy II Philadelphos
description
The outer face of this block shows the king behind an unnamed goddess, most probably Maat, holding an ankh (life sign). The inscription indicates he is offering the incense to his father, the sun-god Re. The king's near hand is raised in adoration as he approaches a small table supporting a floral offering. On the inner face, below the sky hieroglyph (pet) with a row of five-pointed stars, four vertical columns of hieroglyphic text, read from right to left, record part of a hymn to the sun god. The readings, in part, say: (first column at right) "Words spoken by Horus: Brave Young Man [Ptolemy II Philadelphos] . . ."; (second column at right) "Child of Re [Ptolemy II Philadelphos], who rises in his right eye, who illuminates the gods . . . ."
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 270-260 BCE (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
reliefs
sculpture
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
92.7
height
73
depth
71.1
dimensionsRaw
36 1/2 x 28 3/4 x 28 in. (92.7 x 73 x 71.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
reign
Ptolemy II Philadelphos (282-246 BC)
med
red granite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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a8f79073bd39ae5a
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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a28cc9f2fbc7039e
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no
hasDescription
no