Votive stela to Ptah

Votive stela to Ptah showing the 'hearing ears' of the god. This is one of a large group of votive deposits unearthed beneath a Ramesside building in the precinct of the temple of Ptah at Memphis. Many of the finds bear the motif of the hearing ear of the god, expected to hear the prayers of man. To the right of the man shown offering, the hieroglyphic inscription names the god Ptah.

Present location	NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN
Inventory number	1908:518
Dating	18TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site	MIT RAHINA/MEMPHIS
Category	STELA
Material	LIMESTONE
Technique	CARVED; INCISED
Height	18 cm
Width	12 cm

Bibliography

• Petrie,Memphis I, 1909, pl.10 no, 12.

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