Stela of a Soldier Named Amunemhat
Description
Object Label: This stela depicts Sobek, the crocodile-god, wearing an elaborate crown and standing on a high pedestal or altar beneath the curved roof of a shrine. Sobek’s offering table is piled high with bread, meat, green onions, and a bouquet of lotuses. The stela’s donor, identified as Amunemhat, a foot soldier in the “Company of Menkheperre [Thutmose III]),” kneels in adoration. Foreign victories enriched both the king and his army and may have enabled Amunemhat to pay for this small but carefully worked stela, which he dedicated in Sobek’s temple at Dahamsha (ancient Sumenu) in southern Egypt. Caption: Stela of a Soldier Named Amunemhat, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.. Granite, 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (34.9 x 24 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 66.174.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 stela with hieroglyphic inscriptions and carved figures.
The artifact is a rectangular stone stela featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions arranged vertically on the left side and carved figures on the right. The figures appear to be in profile, possibly depicting deities or royal figures. The composition suggests a formal and possibly ceremonial context, typical of religious or funerary objects.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 66.174.2 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3753 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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