Stela of Qenamun worshipping Amenhotep I and Senwosret I

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ca. 1479–1390 B.C. · Limestone · Egyptian Art

Amenhotep I, second pharaoh of the New Kingdom, was the focus of a popular cult best attested in monuments from the town of the royal tomb builders at Deir el-Medina. On this stela, which probably comes from the vicinity of this town, a priest named Qenamun burns incense and pours a libation before figures of Amenhotep I (right) and a second deified monarch, Senwosret I of the Middle Kingdom (left). The kings are seated on thrones set on a low platform, with an offering table heaped with choice foods in front of them. Qenamun, his head shaved in priestly fashion, stands before the platform to perform an offering ritual. In the two lines of text at the bottom of the stela a small kneeling figure of Qenamun asks that Amun-Re give offerings to the divine Amenhotep I.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1479–1390 B.C.

Medium

Limestone

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1928