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Userhat Beneath the Sycamore Tree with the Goddess Nut

Reproduction of a painting from the Tomb of Userhat, a wab-priest in the mortuary cult of Thutmosis I, dating to Dynasty 19.

About the Artwork

Reproduction of a painting from the Tomb of Userhat, a wab-priest in the mortuary cult of Thutmosis I, dating to Dynasty 19.

The deceased Userhat meets Nut, the goddess of the sycamore tree. He sits with his wife and mother sit in the shade of a colourful tree and is receiving the water Nut is pouring for them in three golden vessels. Before them is a table laden with offerings of fruit, vegetables and flowers, whilst their souls in the form of Ba-birds fly above their heads and stand on a T-shaped pool.

Art Ref

DP057

Available to purchase as

DP01C - The Goddess Hathor and Seti Scene 3.jpg

Giclée Print

DP01C - The Goddess Hathor and Seti Scene 3.jpg

Object Record

Object Type

Wall Relief

Materials

Date

Period

Dynasty 19

Findspot

Tomb of Userhat (TT56), Thebes, Theban Necropolis

Dimensions

Current Location

Tomb of Userhat (TT51), Thebes

Object Number

People Depicted

Userhat, Hatshepsut, Tausret

Deities Depicted

Nut

Animals Depicted

Bird

Themes

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