Ptah-Sokar-Osiris


Accession Number
W475
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Ptah-Sokar-Osiris case
Object Type
Sculpture, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Period
Late Period
Dynasties
Twenty-fifth Dynasty to Twenty-sixth Dynasty
Material
Wood
Measurements
Width: 95mm | Depth: 210mm | Height: 80mm
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Divine Name
Atum | Ptah-Sokar-Osiris | Re-Horakhty

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Description

This is the wooden base of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure with two cavities.

Bibliography

Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 174]

3D Model

Wellcome Number
A10680
Other Identity
W2054 (previous number)
Auction
J. C. Stevens. Auction and Sale Rooms: 22 Sep 1908, Lot 250
Auction Details
Ancient Egyptian carved and painted figure, Seket-Ptah, with plumes on head and box base, 21 inches high
Previous Owner
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
Acquisition
Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
Exhibition
1996–1997, 05 Oct–05 Jan. Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, 'The Face of Egypt'

Inscription

Front: ḏd mdw i͗n Wsi͗r nb<t>-pr tꜣ-snḫ-[...] sꜣt ḥr-bs mꜣꜥ-ḫrw mwt.s nb<t>-pr pth-i͗r-di͗-sw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw Words spoken by the Osiris, the Mistress of the House, Tasenkh[...], daughter of Horbes, true of voice, and her mother, the Mistress of the House, Ptahirdis. Back: ḥtp di͗ nswt rꜥ-ḥr-ꜣḫty nṯr ꜥꜣ ḥry pt [...] pr m ꜣḫt i͗tm nb tꜣwy i͗wnw An offering that the king gives to Ra-Horakhty, the Great God, Master of the Sky, [...] who comes forth from the horizon, Atum, the Lord of the Two Lands of Heliopolis. Base (front): ḥtp di͗ nswt rꜥ-ḥr-ꜣḫty An offering that the king gives to Ra-Horakhty, Base (right side): ḥry pt nṯr ꜥꜣ pr m ꜣḫt i͗͗tm nb tꜣwy i͗͗wnw di͗.[f] prt-ḫrw t ḥnḳt kꜣ ꜣpd the Master of the Sky, the Great God who comes forth from the horizon, Atum, the Lord of the Two Lands of Heliopolis. May [he] give a voice offering of bread, beer, cattle, fowl, Base (left side) [...] i͗rp i͗rtt [ḫt] nb<t> nft<t> wꜥb<t> ḫt nb<t> nfr<t> nḏm<t> [...] wine, milk, and everything good and pure, and everything good and sweet.

Language
Egyptian
Script
Hieroglyphic
Personal Names
Tasenkh[...] (tꜣ-snḫ-[...]) | Horbes (ḥrbs) | Ptahirdis (ptḥ-i͗r-di͗-sw)
Last modified: 17 Jan 2023
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