Stela of Sobeknakht, army scribe and steward of the temple of Amon

From the Museo Egizio record

The official presents offerings to Osiris, “king of the living.” Behind Osiris is Hathor, “who protects him with her arms.” In the middle register, the deceased, with his wife Hatshepsut, receives offerings in his turn from his children, two of whom are “scribes of the treasury.” In the third register, Sobeknakht pays homage to his maternal grandfather, himself an army scribe, and to his grandmother. In the last register, Hatshepsut presents offerings to her parents, along with a grandchild. Sunk relief, while rare on stelae of the time, is an easier method to work calcite, a hard stone, and gives better visual results. Dimensions: 36 cm x 72 cm x 13 cm. Museum location: Museum / Floor 2 / Room 05 / Wall. Image views available: 2.