Doorjamb of Thaasetimu
Description
Object Label: Painted raised relief was the normal mode of decoration on the inside of Egyptian tombs and temples. Here a tomb owner is shown in the embrace of the goddess Semset, a hippopotamus deity associated with the twelfth month of the year and with Renenutet and Taweret as a female divinity who intervenes on the occasion of birth. Some details in the text indicate that the "birth" at which she is present here is the rebirth of the owner in his tomb. The relief carving is of extremely high quality, but the painter seems to have been quite independent-minded, disregarding the contour lines when he detailed the costume. Caption: Doorjamb of Thaasetimu, ca. 381–362 B.C.E.. Limestone, 49 15/16 x 13 11/16 x 7 in., 250 lb. (126.8 x 34.7 x 17.8 cm, 113.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 56.152. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
Limestone doorjamb inscribed with vertically arranged Egyptian hieroglyphs and a relief scene of a kneeling/standing man holding offerings before a seated figure-like form.
The image shows a tall, rectangular limestone block with worked margins, consistent with a doorjamb. The surface is densely covered by incised/relief hieroglyphic text arranged in vertical columns, with some signs damaged or worn. In the lower portion there is a human figure in relief—appearing kneeling or seated with hands extended—accompanied by adjacent figures/forms that may represent an offering presentation. A vertical edge and worn breaks are visible along the right and lower areas, suggesting partial loss but overall legibility of the main register and many sign forms. No clear Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. A royal name/cartouche is not clearly identifiable from the visible portions, so Thaasetimu cannot be confirmed visually from this single image.
Inscriptions (1)
Visible text (machine reading)
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 56.152 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3627 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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