Metternich Stela Papyrus Mini Osiris Figure he simply watches the scales

he simply watches the scales

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This beautiful plaque is a replica of a relief located in the Temple of Horus in Edfu Egypt

Metternich Stela Papyrus Mini Osiris Figure he simply watches the scalesThe Metternich Stela is believed to have been commissioned by a priest named Esatum during the Thirtieth Dynasty to be a part of the public part of a temple. The stela is a remarkable example of how magic and medicine were intertwined in Ancient Egypt. In addition to recording spells intended to protect against poison, the hieroglyphic inscriptions detail the story of how Horus fell ill as a child and his subsequent recovery upon the intercession of