This reproduction captures a vignette from the Great Harris Papyrus, a memorial document produced following the death of Rameses III (c. 1184-1153 BC) by his son Ramesses IV. In this vignette, Ramesses III stands before the holy family of the ancient city of Memphis: Ptah, the patron of craftsmen, his consort the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet, and their child, Nefertum, god of the lotus.

The king is shown making offerings to the resident deities, with hieratic text identifying each of the figures and recording his address to Ptah and the Memphite Triad. The king is identified by his two chief names given in cartouches above him:
Lord of the Two Lands, Usermaatre Meryamun (Strong is the Maat of Re, beloved of Amun)
Lord of Appearances Ramessu heqa Iunu (Ramesses, ruler of Heliopolis)

He is making a gesture indicating he is speaking to the gods before him, and the two columns of hieratic record his words:
I tell the prayers, praises, adorations, laudations, mighty deeds, and benefactions, which I did for you in your presence, O Resi-inebef (South-of-His-Wall)

Ramesses is facing Ptah, the chief deity of Memphis, who is labelled with stands on a dais in the shape of the symbol Maat. The writing provides the god’s chief names:
Ptah the great “South-of-His-Wall”, Lord of “Life-of-the-Two-Lands”

Standing behind Ptah is his consort, the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet, who is labelled as:
Sekhmet the great, beloved of Ptah

The third member of the divine family is the holy child of the triad, who is introduced as:
Nefertem, protector of the Two Lands