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title: Painted Wooden Stela of Neswy
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5221/painted-wooden-stela-of-neswy/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Painted Wooden Stela of Neswy

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Painted Wooden Stela of Neswy](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5221.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5221.jpg)

## Image Caption

The gilded wooden statuette represents the "Ba" of Neswy perching on the top of the stela. The painted scenes below, from top to bottom: the winged sun-disc flanked by goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet as [serpents](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Serpents/), and by jackals representing [Anubis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Anubis/); the deceased adoring the sun-[god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) and other deities in the solar barque; and the deceased before [Osiris](https://www.worldhistory.org/osiris/), [Isis](https://www.worldhistory.org/isis/), [Nephthys](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nephthys/), [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/), [Hathor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hathor/), Anubis, and Wepwawet. Probably from [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Early [Ptolemaic Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/), 3rd century BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, June 16). Painted Wooden Stela of Neswy. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5221/painted-wooden-stela-of-neswy/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Wooden Stela of Neswy." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 16, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5221/painted-wooden-stela-of-neswy/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Wooden Stela of Neswy." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jun 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5221/painted-wooden-stela-of-neswy/>.

## License & Copyright

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