Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Shabti of the High Priest of Thoth Djehutyirdis, born of Nephthysiti

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Description

Late Period, Dynasty 30, reign of Nectanebo I, 380–362 BC. Faience. H. (with mount) 21.6 × W. 5.2 × D. 5.6 cm (8 1/2 × 2 1/16 × 2 3/16 in.). Presumably from: Tomb of Djehutyirdis, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Middle Egypt. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.

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 small standing mummiform shabti (answerer) figure modeled in greenish faience, shown with a wig and a long kilt inscribed with vertical lines of hieroglyphs.

The image shows a single small shabti figurine standing upright against a plain background. The figure has a human face, a broad wig/headcloth, and a striated collar. The body is painted/formed in a green glazed surface and wears a long, vertically segmented kilt. Two hands are held across the front in a holding position (objects/tools are not clearly identifiable at this resolution). The front of the figure is covered with incised/painted hieroglyphic lines, including rows of stylized signs near the torso and kilt area; however, individual signs are not legible enough to transcribe confidently. No cartouche is clearly readable, and no royal name can be confirmed from the image.

funerary Late Period good
Deities Thoth (Djehuty)Nephthys
Materials green glazed faience (glazed surface)
Signs Unidentified hieroglyphic signs (vertical inscription lines on torso/kilt) ×20
Visible text "Unclear/illegible in the provided image (vertical hieroglyphic inscription lines on the torso and kilt)."

Connections

Found at Hermopolis
Deities ThothNephthys

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116726781 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.8.187 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 553113 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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