Ramsesnacht was the high priest of the god Amun during the reign of the XX dynasty, when the cult of Amun reached its zenith. Amon became the state god of the empire, temples were dedicated to him throughout the country and beyond its borders, in Nubia, but Karnak remained the main temple, which owns huge property. The office of priest was hereditary. As follows from the inscription on the base of the statue, it is dedicated not only to Ramsesnacht, but also to his son Nesuamon, who later also became the high priest of Amon.

The inscription also names Meribastet (“beloved of the goddess Bastet”), the father of Ramsesnacht, who was a scribe. The composition shows Ramsesnacht in the traditional position of a scribe with his legs tucked at the knees, on which lies an unfolded papyrus sheet. In his right hand he held a cane stick, which is now lost. A baboon sits on Ramsesnacht’s shoulders, covering part of the priest’s head with its front paws. He was a sacred animal of the god of wisdom and writing – Thoth, the patron saint of scribes.