Stela

Description

Round-topped limestone stela carved in relief with kneeling figures of Nebsumenu, the Craftsman of the Royal Tomb and his wife, sons and a daughter worshipping statues of King Amenhotep I and his mother Queen Ahmose-Nefertari as patrons of the workmen's village at Deir el-Medina: Ancient Egyptian, Deir el-Medina, Thebes, upper Egypt New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, c. 1295 -1186 BC

Museum reference

A.UC.52

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Stela

Production information

Unknown
Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

New Kingdom

Style / Culture

19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Limestone

Physical description

Limestone; round-topped, carved in relief

Collection place(s)

Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Depicted: Nebsmenu, Craftsman of the King's Tomb
Depicted: Amenhotep I
Depicted: Queen Ahmose-Nefertiry

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• The Journey Beyond (07 May 2010 - 28 Aug 2010)
  Dick Institute

References

Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography I.2, 728.

Mysliewiec, Karol, 1976, Le portrait royal dans le bas-relief du Nouvel Empire, 26, 28, pl. 15 fig. 30.

Moore, Teresa, 1994, The Good God Amenhotep I, 309-310.

Demaree, Lurson and Moje, 'Une stela du...' Journal Asiatique 302.1 (2014), 1-22, see p. 9.

El Shazly, Yasmin, 2015, Royal Ancestor Workship in Deir el-Medina During the New Kingdom, 82-83.

S. van den Broek (2008-2009), 'Stela Edinburgh UC 52 and its Implications for Deir el Medina Geneaology' Ex Oriente Lux 41, pp.95-101

On display

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