High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb
Description
Object Label: The name Menkheperre-seneb translates to “Thutmose III is healthy,” referring to the king whose cartouche is inscribed on the left shoulder of this figure’s cloak. Having grown up in the palace alongside Thutmose III undoubtedly helped Menkheperre-seneb advance to the rank of High Priest of Amun, one of the highest offices at the time. He wears a leopard-skin cloak, the typical garb of upper-level priests. The leopard’s head and paws hang over his kilt. The stars on the cloak evoke leopard spots. Caption: High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E.. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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- Brooklyn 36.613 PNM text
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 vertically oriented, weathered granite fragment bearing incised hieroglyphic text arranged in vertical registers on the front face.
The image shows a tall, roughly rectangular granite object photographed against a neutral background. The surface is heavily worn, with pitted speckling consistent with granite, and the edges appear chipped. On the front, an incised inscription is visible in a narrow central area, laid out in vertical lines/registers. The carved signs are mostly eroded but include clustered strokes and rectangular forms typical of hieroglyphic script; no clear cartouche boundaries or royal protocol marks can be confidently read at this resolution. There are no clearly identifiable painted pigments or metal inlays. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (3)
- BKM-Accession 36.613 tier-2
- BKM-Object 46578 tier-2
- PNM-Object pnm:83910124 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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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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