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title: Block Statue of Ankhrenepnefer
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5330/block-statue-of-ankhrenepnefer/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Block Statue of Ankhrenepnefer
_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5330.jpg)
## Image Caption
The owner was "a great commissioner of the [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/)" for Osorkon II, whose cartouches of birth and throne names appear on the upper arm. The shrine he presents contains a figure of Atum, the creator [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of Heliopolis. The statue stood in the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Atum in Tell el-Maskhuta, on the eastern edge of the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) Delta. The scarab on the head is an image of Khepri, the morning sun, who had the power of endless rebirth. Khepri was closely identified with Atum, because both gods were supposedly self-created; Khepri at every sunrise, and Atum at the beginning of time. The Heliopolitan gods Ra-Horakhty, Shu, and Tefnut appear in relief on the owner's left side, the Theban triad of [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/), Mut, and Khonsu on his right. Shu and his consort Tefnut, who represented air and moisture, where the 1st gods Atum created. 22nd Dynasty, reign of Osorkon II, circa 874-850 BCE. From the temple of Atum at Tell el-Maskhuta, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). (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, July 21). Block Statue of Ankhrenepnefer. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Block Statue of Ankhrenepnefer." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 21, 2016. .
### MLA
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