Lintel of Senusret I Running Toward the God MinThis relief was originally part of the left side of a
Lintel of Senusret I Running Toward the God MinThis relief was originally part of the left side of a massive door lintel that depicted the king Senusret I (left) performing a running ritual in front of the fertility god Min (right). Running rituals are generally connected with the Sed festival, a renewal rite that the king ideally celebrated after thirty years on the throne.The vertical inscription in front of Min includes the promise that the deity will grant the king such a milestone. The king carries an oar and an angled nautical object, which can be associated with the Sed festival; behind him are three semicircular objects representing the symbolic markers between which he runs. The inscription in front of him reads: “Taking the oar to Min, the great one who is in the midst of his city”. The piece is notable for its beautiful modeling and extremely fine detail, characteristics of the best 12th Dynasty relief work.Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, reign of Senusret I, ca. 1971-1926 BC. Limestone, fromCoptos, reused in the foundations of the Ptolemaic temple; Flinders Petrie excavations. Now in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. UC 14786 -- source link
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