Limestone Statue of Panehesy

This is a limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 dated to the 19th Dynasty that depicts a man 𓊃𓀀𓏤 named Panehesy 𓅮𓄿𓎛𓋴. Panehesy 𓅮𓄿𓎛𓋴 is shown in a kneeling position, which usually indicates the active worship of a god 𓊹𓊹 or gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹. Panehesy 𓅮𓄿𓎛𓋴 was the “Overseer of the Treasury” and has appeared in statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏦 before, however, this is the first statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 that has hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 to show that he served under the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Rameses II 𓁩𓁛𓈘𓄟𓋴𓇓.

Panehesy 𓅮𓄿𓎛𓋴 is holding a shrine that contains the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 (from left) Horus 𓅃𓀭, Osiris, 𓁹𓊨𓀭 and Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥. This family 𓅕𓉔𓅱𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏦 unit of the three 𓏼 gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 is seen together often in statuary, as the Egyptians 𓆎𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏪 were fans of “triads” or groups of three 𓏼 gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 that were related to each other in some way.

While it’s hard to see it in my picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏, there are hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 covering the statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾. Most of the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 translate to prayers 𓅘𓎛𓏏𓀁𓏦 on behalf of Panehesy 𓅮𓄿𓎛𓋴, along with prayers 𓅘𓎛𓏏𓀁𓏦 to the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 Horus 𓅃𓀭, Osiris, 𓁹𓊨𓀭 and Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥. Prayers 𓅘𓎛𓏏𓀁𓏦 to Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 also appear, even though he isn’t depicted directly on the statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾.