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The Royal Scribe Hesire
h = 300 cm
The royal scribe Hesire, Old Kingdom, circa 2660 BC, contemporary of Pharaoh Djoser, Saqqara
“He who honors Ra” He holds his scribe's equipment in his left hand. (Source: Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Y. Somet, “The scribe in ancient Egypt”, Ankh review n°16)