Magical and mysterious: An Ancient Egyptian stone stela from the Middle Kingdom
by Gina Criscenzo-Laycock, 11-01-18
Dr Gina Criscenzo-Laycock, Curator of the Garstang Museum, University of Liverpool, explores one of the many ancient Egyptian treasures held by the museum – a rare and magical stone stela commemorating a priest from the Middle Kingdom
This funerary stela, commemorating Amenysoneb, a priest from the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt, is a functional yet magical item.
The ancient Egyptians believed that the soul needed the same things to survive in the afterlife that a living person needed during life. As it quickly became apparent that you couldn’t fill a tomb with enough food and drink to last for all eternity, they developed magical means to provide for the soul instead.
http://museumcrush.org/magical-and-mysterious-an-ancient-egyptian-stone-stela-from-the-middle-kingdom/
