Funerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and His Wife, the Priestess of Hathor Mutmuti of Thinis

Funerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and His Wife, the Priestess of Hathor Mutmuti of Thinis

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The tall-narrow format indicates this stela probably originates from Naga ed-Deir, and several features point to the style of 9th Dynasty stelae from the site. The Royal Sealer Indi and his wife Mutmuti, a priestess of Hathor, stand before a vertical spread of offerings to the right of Indy's staff. Before his face a servant pours beer in a cup for Indi, and at his feet another holds his sandals. The stela includes an invocation offering but also a statement by Indi that he was excellent in battle, beloved by his father, praised by his mother, loved by his brothers, and appreciated by his relations. He claims to have been promoted by the god Onuris and to have ruled Thinis.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Funerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and His Wife, the Priestess of Hathor Mutmuti of ThinisFunerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and His Wife, the Priestess of Hathor Mutmuti of ThinisFunerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and His Wife, the Priestess of Hathor Mutmuti of ThinisFunerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and His Wife, the Priestess of Hathor Mutmuti of ThinisFunerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and His Wife, the Priestess of Hathor Mutmuti of Thinis

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.