Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna: stele of Amasis.Amasis was a high priest of Memphis dedicated to the cult of Ptah, Nut, Mut, Sekhmet and the deceased queen Arsinoe II. The priest is depicted making libations in front of a seated Osiris. The inscription ends unusually with the date of death and mummification of Amasis (28 July 183 BC).Limestone (52 x 32 cm) from the necropolis of Memphis, year 22 of Ptolemy V Epiphanes (183 BC), Ptolemaic period. Inventory EG 1943.
