\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This wooden stele, found in a tomb, shows the dead man, Taperet, worshiping the sun god. Ra, with a falconÆs head surmounted by the so
lar disc, is standing under a shrine supported by papyrus stems and with an arched ceiling that symbolizes the vault of heaven. In his right hand he holds an ankh, the key of life, and a flail, and in the left a scepter and staff. Taparet, who is bathed
in rays of light issuing from the solar disc on the godÆs head, is seated in front of him.\par
In the middle we see an altar laden with offerings.
