Egyptian Treasures in Europe

Relief showing the goddess Maat
MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO
Inv.no. 2469
Dating: SETHOS I/MENMAATRE 1290-1278
Site: VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Category: RELIEF
Materials: LIMESTONE
Technique: LOW RELIEF, PAINTED

Height: 74 cm
Width: 47 cm

Relief showing the goddess Maat
A fragment of a wall relief showing the upper part of an image of the goddess Maat wearing a tripartite wig, a wide usekh collar, bracelets, and a tunic supported by shoulder-straps. Her head is surmounted by her emblem, a feather, the symbol of truth and justice.

MAat zA Ra Hnwt..
Hry-tp tA n iwgrt
Dd mdw [i]n MAat [sA Ra]


Maat, daughter of Ra, lady of...
rules the land of silence (the necropolis).
Words said by Maat, daughter of Ra...

Egyptian Treasures in Europe