The statuette represents a kneeling man with his face slightly raised. With his hands he is supporting a stele resting on his thigh. On the stele an inscription can be seen expressing homage to the sun god Ra. The reverse of the sculpture bears a formula telling of a sacrifice to the gods Amon-Ra and Osiris. During the 18th dynasty (c. 1550-1300 BC), the stele bearer developed into a popular type of sculpture in Egypt. By means of the inscription on the stele it was possible to signal an affiliation with a specific god. The position of the figure’s hands with up-turned palms is interpreted as a gesture of prayer. This position is also known from reliefs and wall paintings, where worshippers hold their hands up in this manner in order to shield themselves from the brilliance, they believed emanated from the god.
Et offer som kongen giver [til] Amon-Ra, gudernes [og] Osiris, evighedens herre, at de måtte give et påkaldelsesoffer [bestående af] brød, øl, okser, fjerkræ, klæde, alabast[kar], røgelse og salve og alle gode og rene ting som et dagligt offer hver dag til Amons [korn]måler Humus ka, retfærdiggjort. Indskrift på stelen: Vær hilset Ra, når du står op, Atum når du går ned, dynamisk når du viser dig som Nigudekredsens konge, Du der lader [ham] se sit åsyns skønhed hver dag, når han står op. Til kaen tilhørnde kornmåleren ved det guddommelige offer Humshau [alternativt navn (?)], retfærdiggjort for Osiris
