Shrine of kneeling statue of Panehsy, Horus, Osiris, Isis
European Museums, The British MuseumKneeling statue of Panehsy
Panehsy, a royal treasurer from Memphis under Ramesses II, holds a shrine containing figures of Osiris (center), his wife Isis, and their son Horus. The texts invoke these and other deities of Abydos and explain that the statue was placed in one of its temples, so that Panehsy's spirit could partake of offerings to the gods. He addresses his own statue:
O image of mine, may you endure for the sake of my name, that everyone may love you, that people may stretch out their arms for me, bearing rich bouquets. May there be given to you libations and incense from the leftovers of your lord (Osiris), when my spirit comes speedily, that he may receive food-offerings with you... O statue of mine, you are before the lords of the Sacred Territory (the gods of the Abydos necropolis). May you be a memorial for my name in the house of the lords of Tawer (the temple of the gods of the Abydos district). You are here for me, as a shelter. You are my true form.
19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II (about 1279 - 1213 B.C.)
From Abydos
Limestone
Supplementary images:
Shrine containing Horus, Osiris and Isis held by kneeling statue of Panehsy
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