Sarcophagus Lid for Pa-di-Inpu
Description
Object Label: Although anthropoid, or mummiform, coffins made of stone instead of wood first appeared during the New Kingdom (circa 1539–1070 B.C.E.), they did not become common until the Late Period (circa 664–332 B.C.E.). The change from wood to stone reflects a step toward permanent protection in the afterlife. Pa-di-Inpu, the owner of this limestone sarcophagus lid, served as a scribe attached to the cult of Inpu (Anubis to the Greeks), lord of the city of Hardai, and was named for the god. He also served as a royal scribe and as a priest in a cult of the goddess Hathor. Caption: Sarcophagus Lid for Pa-di-Inpu, ca. 305–30 B.C.E.. Limestone, 82 × 26 × 15 in., 1500 lb. (208.3 × 66 × 38.1 cm, 680.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1222.
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A stone sarcophagus lid depicting a male figure with a false beard.
The sarcophagus lid shows a finely carved male figure with traditional Nemes headdress and a false beard, typical of Egyptian burial practices. The style is smooth with defined facial features, characteristic of New Kingdom artistic conventions. The material appears to be limestone, bearing faint remnants of inscriptions or carvings along the body.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 34.1222 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3344 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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