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Foreigners Praying to the Egyptian King
This section of a tomb wall shows people from Syria and Palestine adoring King Horemheb (1319–1292 BCE) who claimed the Egyptian throne four years after Tutankhamun’s death. The king (whose figure is not preserved on this relief), appeared above the group at a window decorated with floral hieroglyphs that proclaim “Upper and Lower Egypt are united.”
Name: Foreigners Praying to the Egyptian King
Material: Limestone
Size: Unknown
Date: c. 1324-1321 BCE, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Aye
Place of Origin: Unknown, purchased in Egypt 1920
Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago.
Registration # and Source: OIM 10591. Oriental Institute Museum.
Jennie Myers
Research Associate, University of Chicago
