Ptolemaic Egyptian stele of the lady Neniset worshiping the sun, 332-30 BC, The Louvre Museum inv E20044. Adoration scene; woman standing, worshipping

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Ptolemaic Egyptian stele of the lady Neniset worshiping the sun, 332-30 BC, The Louvre Museum inv E20044. Adoration scene; woman standing, worshipping Ra Horakhty (falcon-headed god, standing, solar disk with uraeus); Atoum (standing, pschent crown); offering table in the hanger; winged solar disk with uraeus; boat of Ra (flanked by eye oudjat after text). Inscribed to Neniset; Irourdjat (father); Taimenetnesouttaouy (mother, mistress of the house). Height: 46 cm; Width: 28 cm; Thickness: cm. Sully room 323. Neniset makes an offering to the sun in two forms: "Re rises on the eastern horizon, Atoum sets on the western horizon."

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Size: 4364px × 6000px
Location: Louvre Museum
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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