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Stela of Amenemopet, a Priest of Senwosret I

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Thutmose II–Thutmose IV, ca. 1479–1391 B.C. Limestone. H. 31.8 × W. 22.2 × Th. 4.7 cm (12 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 1 7/8 in.). From: Upper Egypt, Egypt. Subject: Men, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1924.

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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.

An upright Egyptian limestone stela filled with incised hieroglyphs and a central scene of seated deities/figures in front of offering and ritual signs.

The image shows an arched-top limestone stela with densely carved hieroglyphic text around and above a main figural register. In the upper field, multiple standing figures/deities are arranged around a central large seated figure holding a long staff-like element; flanking symbols and vertical text columns accompany the scene. The lower portion contains additional registers of text and iconography, including what appear to be offering items and surrounding ritual signs. The overall style suggests a priestly/ritual stela with long-form spell or dedication-like inscriptions rather than a simple pictorial monument. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic script is visible. A specific royal cartouche is not clearly readable at this resolution, and the exact name “Amenemopet” cannot be confirmed from the image.

religious New Kingdom (as given by catalogue; inscription style consistent but exact reign not readable) good
Deities unknown seated deity/figure (not confidently identifiable)unknown standing deities/ritual figures (not confidently identifiable)
Materials limestone
Signs incised hieroglyphic text in multiple vertical columns

Connections

Royals Senwosret I
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (1)

  • PNM-Object pnm:83892377 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
  • 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.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.