Stela of a Man Named Ihefy

This is a simple stela 𓎗𓅱𓆓𓉸 that is painted in really nice bright colors on wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺! One of the reasons I like this piece so much is that it has retained its colors through time! This is dated between the 22nd and 25th Dynasties.

The stela 𓎗𓅱𓆓𓉸 depicts a man 𓊃𓀀𓏤 named Ihefy simply worshipping 𓇼𓄿𓀢/adoring the god 𓊹 Horus(?) 𓅃𓀭. While the museum description says the god 𓊹 is Horus 𓅃𓀭, I question that because of the sun disc 𓇳𓏤 appearing on the falcon 𓃀𓇋𓎡𓅄 head. Usually, Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 will appear as a falcon 𓃀𓇋𓎡𓅄 head wearing a sun disc 𓇳𓏤. Horus 𓅃𓀭 is usually depicted wearing the crown of Upper Egypt 𓋑, Lower Egypt 𓋔, or both 𓋖 (most common).

However, since this is a later time period, this could be the god 𓊹 Ra-Horakhty 𓅊𓏔𓏔𓏤, who is a combination of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 and Horus 𓅃𓀭 into a single deity. I believe this is a depiction of Ra-Horakhty 𓅊𓏔𓏔𓏤 because of the sun-disc 𓇳𓏤 crown that has a Uraeus 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆗 at the front, along with the fact that Ra-Horakhty 𓅊𓏔𓏔𓏤 is holding a flail 𓌅 and scepter 𓌀, which is another common way to depict him.

The main reason why I think this is a depiction of Ra-Horakhty 𓅊𓏔𓏔𓏤? The hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Ra-Horakhty’s 𓅊𓏔𓏔𓏤 name 𓂋𓈖 appears right above him on the stela 𓎗𓅱𓆓𓉸!

We know that Ihefy is worshipping 𓇼𓄿𓀢 Ra-Horakhty 𓅊𓏔𓏔𓏤 because his arms are in the raised position! The determinative for the word worship 𓇼𓄿𓀢 is even a man with his arms raised 𓀢!