Limestone stelophorous statue of the Servant in the Place of Truth, Hay, dating to the Ramesside Period (c. 1292–1077 BC). The statue depicts Hay wearing a long linen dress, with the folds outlined in red ink. His hands are raised in adoration with his fingers resting on the stela in front. The back and head of Hay are now missing. The stela would have consisted of seven lines, although only the first five lines are preserved. Above the text are traces of a solar barque of the son god Re-Horakhty. The text consists of a solar hymn to the sun god on behalf of Hay. The text is Hymn 5 of Stewart and Text III.4 of Assmann. The text is also found in extended versions of Chapter 15 of the Book of the Dead. An additional line of hieroglyphs on the left side of the statue identifies the owner as the Servant in the Place of Truth (Deir el-Medina), Hay. Previously part of the Kent collection, which was bequeathed to Harrogate Museum in 1968.
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