Two Ramesside Stelae at The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM 9295 & 9444)

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Egyptology, Faculty of Archaeology, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

Two funerary stelae, preserved in the Grand Egyptian Museum, are studied, both show the same individual named piAy. With their provenance unknown, their style allows to date to the 19
th
and 20
th
Dynasties. The first GEM 9295 with a pyramidion on top shows two main registers. The second GEM 9444 is a rounded-top stela with one large scene.The study includes transliteration, translation, and analysis of names and accompanying titles, as well a proposed reconstruction of the family tree of the owner of the first stelae.

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