FITZ-AntE
Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · stela
stelae
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A rectangular stone stela covered on multiple faces with dense incised Egyptian hieroglyphs in vertical registers.
The image shows a worn, light-colored stone stela with a slightly rounded top edge and dark edging/contour from the photograph background. The surface is fully inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs arranged in columns and registers across the front and right side faces. The signs appear incised or lightly carved and then painted/filled, though the fill is now faded; traces of pigment may be present but are not clearly identifiable. No clear human or divine figures are visible; only hieroglyphic text blocks are apparent. The center area includes a broader band of horizontal text among vertical columns. There are no legible royal names or cartouches visible at this resolution; individual sign groups are too unclear to reliably identify specific names. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
hieroglyphic only
First Intermediate period (catalogue ground truth; specific dating cannot be confirmed from the image alone).
poor
Materials
stone (limestone/travertine, unknown exact type)
Signs
Egyptian hieroglyphs (multiple unidentifiable groups)
Inscriptions (7)
Inscription #1
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on left jambs
Transcription
Htp di nsw in wsir nb Ddw t Hnqt xt nb(t) wabt prrt Hr sAT n wsir m Ddw n imAXt Hmi-ra rn.s nfr rxt nsw Hm(t) nTr Hwt-Hr Hmi i anxw tpyw tA swAt.sn Hr wAt tn Ddt.sn t wAb pw n wsir iw n imAxtwy HmiEnglish description
vertical text, hieroglyphs facing to right
Translations (1)
An offering given by the king to Osiris, lord of Djedu, so that he may give offerings, beer, all good and pure things that come forth upon the offering table of Osiris in Djedu, for the revered one Hemi-ra, her beautiful name, the royal acquaintance, priestess of Hathor. May the ancestors and those upon the earth who are in this place say: "This is a pure offering for Osiris, and the revered one Hemi is there."
Inscription #2
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on right jambs
Transcription
[Htp di] inpw xnty sH nTr imy wt nb tA Dsr prt-xrw m wAg-Hb DHwty-Hb n imAxwt Hmi-ra rn.s nfr Hmi [ink iri] Htp sbi imAxHsyt nt it.s //rt [mut].s imAxt nt Hwt-Hr nbt DdwEnglish description
vertical text, hieroglyphs facing to left
Translations (1)
An offering given by Anubis, foremost of the divine booth, he who is in the place of embalming, lord of the sacred land, a voice offering in the Wagy-festival and Thoth-festival for the revered one, the overseer Hemi-ra, her beautiful name Hemi. I am one who made offerings, a distinguished one of her father, the mouth of her mother, revered one in the house of Hathor, lady of Dendera.
Inscription #3
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on offering scene, in front of deceased
Transcription
imAxwt HmiEnglish description
hieroglyphs facing to right
Translations (1)
revered Hemi
Inscription #4
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on panel below offering scene
Transcription
imAxwt xr ptH skr imAxwt xr wsir nb Ddw imAxwt xr inpw nb qrstEnglish description
3 horizontal rows of hieroglyphs facing to the right
Translations (1)
Revered before Ptah Sokar; revered before Osiris, Lord of Djedu; revered before Anubis, Lord of the Burial.
Inscription #5
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on panel below offering scene
Transcription
rxt nsw Hm(t) nTr Hwt-Hr Hmi-ra rn.s nfr HmiEnglish description
hiergolyphs facing to right
Translations (1)
The royal acquaintance, the priestess of Hathor, Hemira. Her good name is Hemira.
Inscription #6
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on central jambs, left
Transcription
sDA.s Hr wAwt nfr(w)t nt Hrty-nTr m imAxwt nt nTr-aA Hmi-ra rn.s nfr Hmi ir sS nb swAt.f Hr is pn Ddt.f t Hnqt n nbt is pn imAxt (Hmi-ra rn.s nfr Hmi)English description
vertical columns of hieroglyphs facing to right
Translations (1)
She who is revered upon the good paths of the Two Lands, in the reverence of the Great God, Hemira. Her beautiful name is Hemira. The scribe made every book about this stela, he said, "bread and beer for the mistress of this stela, revered one, Hemira, her beautiful name is Hemira."
Inscription #7
· Egyptian Hieroglyphs
· Egyptian
· on central jambs, right
Transcription
ink rdit t n Hqr Hbs n Hawy Hsyt nt hi.s Hmi-ra ir r[mT] nb Ddt.sn t n Hmi m is.s pn ink Ax iqr n rdi.i Dw n.snEnglish description
vertical columns of hieroglyphs, facing to left
Translations (1)
I am one who gives bread to the hungry, clothing to the naked, praise to those who deserve it as their superior. I was assistant to every person who said, "Give bread to the assistant in this place." I am an effective benefactor, for I gave a mountain of bread to them.
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