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title: Funerary Stela Of The Child Merysekhmet
author: Liana Miate
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# Funerary Stela Of The Child Merysekhmet

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

Funerary stela of the child Merysekhmet. Mid-18th Dynasty, c. 1400-1350 BCE.

The British Museum, London. Photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia. 
 
This stela was made for a boy named Merysekhmet who appears to have died at a young age. He is shown sitting on his mother's knee while she holds a piece of fruit to his mouth. A heap of food and drink offerings is depicted on the right. It was rare for a child to have a funerary stela and this image suggests that Merysekhmet's mother was thought to act as an intermediary to who would ease his passage into the afterlife.

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, June 01). Funerary Stela Of The Child Merysekhmet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6721/funerary-stela-of-the-child-merysekhmet/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Funerary Stela Of The Child Merysekhmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jun 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6721/funerary-stela-of-the-child-merysekhmet/>.

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