Statuette of the god Ptah

“Statuette of the god Ptah; mummiform, with hands protruding from wrappings to hold a was-scepter; right hand above left; Ptah wears tightly-fitting cap, and a long, rather broad beard, which is incised with nine horizontal lines; face is full, nose somewhat broad, high cheek bones, full lips, raised sculpted eyebrows carefully cut, face presents three pronounced ridges to the frontal viewer, at both cheeks and nose; back pillar, which extends as high as the top of the figure’s head, is inscribed with one vertical column of finely cut hieroglyphs; broken at knees and lost below.” Inscription reads, “Words spoken by Ptah, fashioner of heaven, progenitor of crafts: Give life, prosperity, all health and all happiness to Ir-udja-hor, son of Renpet-nefert (?)…[i.e. the owner/dedicator of the statuette].” (David Pendlebury, notes in curatorial file for E999)

Sources:
- David Pendlebury, notes in curatorial file for E999
- Jennifer Houser Wegner, “Ancient Egyptian Creation Myths: From Watery Chaos to Cosmic Egg,” _Glencairn Museum News_, Number 5, 2021.