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A LIMESTONE APIS RELIEF DEDICATION STELE OF PSAMTEK-NEFERES, covered with a winged sun disk with twin uraei, "Behdet" (Edfu) written below; to the right kneels the worshipping dedicant, "[Master] of the Music of the Temple of Ptah, Psamtek-neferes", to the left stands a bull wearing sun disk between his horns, "Apis son of Atum...", in the panel to the left stands a bull-headed figure holding ankh (life) and was (dominion) sceptre, above: "Apis son of Atum...". The column reads: "Recitation by the One who opens the doors of heaven, the purified god who cometh forth [to his altar?]", with a standing figure of Psamtek-neferes, true of voice, wearing baggy wig, collar and long dress. A column to his left reads: "Recitation by the Master of Music in the Temple of Ptah", two columns on the side and part of base read, on the left: "The revered one before Apis, son of Osiris, Herishefirdis, true of voice, son of Padiashakhet, true of voice", and on the right: "The revered one before Apis, son of Osiris, Gemenef-Horbik, son of Herishefirdis, born of Taeshor, true of voice"
Dynasty XXVI, 6th Century B.C.
4¾ x 3in. (12 x 7.5cm.), 1¼in. (3.2cm.) thick
Dynasty XXVI, 6th Century B.C.
4¾ x 3in. (12 x 7.5cm.), 1¼in. (3.2cm.) thick