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| Keywords: Egyptian - Funerary Stele of Meri-neith Wah-ib-Re - Walters 22123.jpg Meri-neith Wah-ib-Re is represented twice on this round-topped funerary monument commemorating him and his parents Beneath a winged sun disk the official is shown worshipping the lord of the underworld Osiris and his wife Isis In front of Meri-neith's upraised hands is a table heaped with food and floral offerings At the bottom he makes a floral offering to his father Psamtik and mother Amenirdis The arrangement of this couple almost mirrors that of the divine couple above them Between the two scenes are three lines of hieroglyphic text that record a request for funerary offerings on behalf of the three individuals between 664 525 BC Late Period limestone cm 75 5 32 5 5 5 accession number 22 123 14107 Ismail Sale 1931 no 1 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters 1931 place of origin Memphis Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
