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Shrine fragment inscribed for Padihor

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Description

Shrine fragment, Padihor. Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 25–30, ca. 760–332 BC. Wood, paint. L. 24 × W. 4.2 × H. 1.5 cm (9 7/16 × 1 5/8 × 9/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 511, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.

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.

Vertical fragment of a painted Egyptian shrine or shrine element with columnar hieroglyphic text running down the center.

The object is a narrow, tall rectangular fragment, likely part of a larger shrine casing or panel. The surface is heavily worn but retains painted traces in dark ink/black and reddish/orange pigment against a light ground. Along the front face there is a continuous vertical register of hieroglyphs arranged in rows, consistent with an inscribed shrine component. The edges are broken; the reverse or attachment parts are not clearly visible in this view. No clear royal titulary, complete cartouche, or deity figure is identifiable from the fragmentary inscriptions; only partial signs can be seen. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.

religious Third Intermediate Period–Late Period (as catalogued; inscription style not sufficient to narrow further) fragmentary
Materials woodpaint
Signs partial hieroglyphic signs in vertical column(s) (exact reading unclear due to breakage) ×25
Visible text "Inscription is present as a column of partial hieroglyphs; specific words/phonetics cannot be reliably transcribed from the visible fragment."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Inscription is present as a column of partial hieroglyphs; specific words/phonetics cannot be reliably transcribed from the visible fragment.

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials WoodPaint
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