Stela

Museum number:
6-19921
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Coptos, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
attributed to the Roman town of the 1900 Tebtunis excavations or thought to have been purchased at Abydos, but according to Todd Hickey, it originates from Coptos.
Culture or time period:
Byzantine (395-1453 AD), Coptic Egypt (312–641 AD), and Roman Empire (27 BC–395 AD)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1888-1900?
Materials:
Limestone
Person depicted:
Anubis (Egyptian deity), Isis (Egyptian and Roman deity), Osiris (Egyptian deity), and Peteminis
Inscription:
ΠΕΤΕΜΙΝΙCΕΤωΝΜ ΠΕΤΕΑCΜΗΟΙ C ΤΟΥΓΜΑC
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Anubis, Coptic (language), Greek (language), Isis, Mummies (bodies), and Osiris
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
depth 15 centimeters, width 24 centimeters, and height 35 centimeters
Loans:
S2018-2019 #8: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (September 17, 2019–January 19, 2021)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 2 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 3 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 4 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 5 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 6 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 7 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 8 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 9 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 10 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Hearst Museum object 11 of 11 titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stela, accession number 6-19921, described as Stele of Peteminis; limestone; no paint; top: winged disc, mummy in funerary boat flanked by two animals; middle (from left to right): goddess (probably Isis, based on crown), Osiris on throne, offering table, dead man held by Anubis; bottom: Coptic inscription in Greek letters; 14½ inches x 9½ inches, 5 inches thick. Roman period. Translation: Line 1: Peteminis (name meaning "He who Min has given") with his age of 40 years; Line 2: Peteasmephis (name meaning "He who Isis, his mother, has given). Line 3: Toutmas (name meaning ?)

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