Funerary Stela of the God's-Father, Nesikhonsu, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–525 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, passage, 1923–24, Limestone, paint, gold leaf, H. 46 x W. 34.5 cm (18 1/8 x 13 9/16 in.), At the top right of the stela stands Re-Harakhty, followed by Nesikhonsu. In the lines beneath them on the right half of the stela is a prayer that asks, 'O Re, lord of rays, who rises in the east of the sky, may you shine in the face of the Osiris [Nesikhonsu],' followed by an extensive listing of Nesikhonsu's offices in the Theban area
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