W2051
Back section of a Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure.
This is painted black with remains of blue painted hair. There are two vertical columns of painted black hieroglyphs on a white background. The inscription is in the form of a hymn addressed to Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. ‘Words spoken by Osiris, foremost of the westerners (i.e. those who have been reborn from death), lord of
The cavity of this figure suggests a small model mummy may have been placed therein. The fact that small mummies were placed in cavities of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figures was shown by a
Further
Bosse-Griffiths, K. 2001, ‘Problems with Ptah-Sokar-Osiris Figures’, in
Griffiths, J. G. 1996 Triads and Trinity.
Raven, M.J., 1979. Papyrus Sheaths and Ptah-Sokar-Osiris Statues. OMRO 59-60 (1978/79), 251-296.