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Relief from the temple of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II

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Description

Relief from the temple of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, cartouche. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, early, ca. 2051–2030 B.C. Limestone. H. 17 × W. 22 cm (6 11/16 × 8 11/16 in.). From: Temple of Mentuhotep II, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1907. Subject: Cartouches, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906.

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 limestone carved relief fragment showing a large enclosed emblem/symbol within a border of vertical and horizontal bands.

The image depicts a rectangular limestone relief fragment in profile. The most prominent element is a large, shield-like or cartouche-like outline containing an incised schematic motif (two raised ovals/lines and a horizontal bar), flanked by vertical striping and framed by zigzag/chevron bands at the top. Around the emblem are multiple incised registers/borders, including a zigzag row and a banded base element. No clearly legible full hieroglyph sequence is visible; the carving is mostly a partial emblem and surrounding decorative framework. The surface is worn, with minor chips and abrasion that obscure finer details. No human figures or clearly identifiable deities are discernible in the fragment shown.

hieroglyphic only Middle Kingdom (consistent with catalogue, but inscription details are not fully legible here) good
Materials limestone
Signs enclosed emblem/cartouche-like border with inner schematic motif (unidentified)

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Royals Mentuhotep II
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116246255 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 06.1231.47 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 552996 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.