Sphinx of the ram of Amun

By Jacqueline Engel

“Oh Great God, swift one. Who comes to him who calls. Watch my sister for me, the woman born in the same womb as me. Do for her as I have done for you. Spontaneous miracles that cannot be denied. Elevate her children and make them prosper, even as you did for me.”

From Taharqa’s prayer to Amun, at his temple in Kawa

Granitic gneiss sphinx of the ram of Amun protecting figure of King Taharqo between folded front legs; the rectangular base, which has been partially restored, is inscribed with a continuous horizontal register of hieroglyphs.

Napatan Kushite

690BC-664BC

Kawa, Temple Sudan.

Height: 106 centimetres (max)Length: 163 centimetres (base)Width: 63 centimetres (base)

British Museum London.

Picture made in RMO LEIDEN Holland.

Exibition “gods of Egypt”