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Statue of Pendura and Nefertari

This is a picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 my Nonno took at the Museo Egizio in Torino, Italy.Β That is the main reason why I love this picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 so much; I love seeing Egyptian artifacts through the eyes of my Nonno! I wish I could have visited the Museo Egizio with him!

Statue of Pendura and Nefertari
Statue of Pendura and Nefertari at the Museo Egizio in Torino, Italy

This limestone π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“Œ‰ statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 depicts Pendura, a scribe π“Ÿπ“€€ and his wife 𓂑𓏏𓁐 Nefertari. This is a very typical β€œcouples statue,” which is a statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 that depicts a husband π“‰”π“„Ώπ“‡Œπ“‚Ίπ“€€ and wife 𓂑𓏏𓁐 embracing π“‡‹π“†›π“ˆ–π“Ž›π“€œ. They are both also wearing stylish wigs 𓄿𓂋𓏏𓁸𓏦.Β 

If you look closely in between Pendura and Nefertari, you can see one of their daughters 𓅭𓏏π“₯ carved into the statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾.Β  The back of the statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 contains invocations to the gods, including Ra-Horakhty π“…Šπ“”π“”π“€, Amun-Ra π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“Ί, Mut 𓏏𓅑𓁐, Khonsu π“π“ˆ–π“‡“π“…±π“€―, and Atum π“‡‹π“π“‚Ÿπ“€­.Β 

This limestone π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“ˆ™π“Œ‰ statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 was found at Deir el-Medina, and was originally located in a funeral chapel. The funeral chapel would be where family 𓅕𓉔𓅱𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏦 members left offerings π“Š΅π“π“Šͺ𓏏𓏔𓏦 for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱, as those offerings π“Š΅π“π“Šͺ𓏏𓏔𓏦 would help to sustain their kas π“‚“π“‚“π“‚“ (souls). This statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 is dated to the 19th Dynasty reign π“ˆŽπ“π“‹Ύ of pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Rameses II π“©π“›π“ˆ˜π“„Ÿπ“‹΄π“‡“.