Nakhtmin (also written Minnakht) was

lector priest A lector priest was a priest in ancient Egypt who recited spells and hymns during temple rituals and official ceremonies. Such priests also sold their services to laymen, reciting texts during private apotropaic rituals or at funerals.Ritner, Rob ...

of Min in

Akhmim Akhmim (, ; Akhmimic , ; Sahidic/Bohairic ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis () and Panopolis (), it is located on the east bank of the Nile, to the northeast of Sohag. ...

. The lector priest Nakhtmin is known from a

stela A stele ( ) or stela ( )The plural in English is sometimes stelai ( ) based on direct transliteration of the Greek, sometimes stelae or stelæ ( ) based on the inflection of Greek nouns in Latin, and sometimes anglicized to steles ( ) or stela ...

now in the

Archaeological Museum in Zagreb The Archaeological Museum () in Zagreb, Croatia is an archaeological museum with over 450,000 varied artifacts and monuments, gathered from various sources but mostly from Croatia and in particular from the surroundings of Zagreb. Its predecessor ...

. The stela shows Nakhtmin raising his hands in adoration before an

ithyphallic A phallus (: phalli or phalluses) is a penis (especially when erect), an object that resembles a penis, or a mimetic image of an erect penis. In art history, a figure with an erect penis is described as ''ithyphallic''. Any object that symbo ...

statue of Min. Saleh dates the stela to the

Middle Kingdom of Egypt The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (also known as The Period of Reunification) is the period in the history of ancient Egypt following a period of political division known as the First Intermediate Period of Egypt, First Intermediate Period. The Middl ...

. The round-topped stela's text provides hymns to Min and several forms of

Horus Horus (), also known as Heru, Har, Her, or Hor () in Egyptian language, Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and t ...

. The text also contains an address to passers-by. Wiedemann (1891) dates the text to the early part of the

Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt The Thirteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty XIII) was a series of rulers from approximately 1803 BC until approximately 1649 BC, i.e. for 154 years. It is often classified as the final dynasty of the Middle Kingdom (which includes ...

.A. Wiedemann: ''Observations sur quelques stèles funéraires égyptiennes'', in: ''Muséon'' 1891, 51-3, no. viii, on pl. ii (after 194) (online

. This reference comes via a PDF version of Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Stelae, Reliefs and Paintings, Griffith Institute. Edited by Malek, Magee, Fleming and Hobby. This edition contains artifacts discussed in the Museon:Journal of Oriental Studies
Link to Topographical Bibliography PDF
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People of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt Ancient Egyptian scribes {{AncientEgypt-bio-stub

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