Statue of the Priest Ramessesnakht
The high priest sits with his legs crossed under him the typical pose of a scribe another office he held, his head is bent over his work, his own biography, in his left hand is poised to continue writing, the baboon embracing his head, offering him protection and counsel represents Thoth, patron of scribes and all written things. New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, ca. 1189-1077 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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