Stela of Amennakht ca. 1981-1802 B.C. Middle Kingdom This fine round-topped stela belongs to an official named Amennakht. In the large scene that takes up the bottom three-quarter of the stela, the owner is shown accompanied by his wife, whose name is not recorded. Amennakht has short hair, and wears a broad collar and a starched short kilt. He stands with one foot forward, holding a long walking stick in one hand and a shorter staff of office in the other. Despite some erosion on the surface, red pigment remains on much of his skin. Amennakhts wife wears a long sheath dress, and her head is adorned with two ornaments in the form of papyrus umbels. She places one hand on her husbands shoulder and holds a water lily blossom, a symbol of regeneration, in the other. In front of Amennakhts face is a pile of food offerings placed on a mat. A tall, slender libation jar known as heset and three ovoid jars placed on a rack also appear in front of his legs. On the farthest right are three gr