Linen mark, Wah
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Linen. From: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), part of 20.3.203oooo, Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940.
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 fragment of tan linen with a single ink-mark applied near the upper right edge.
The image shows a flat, rectangular linen fragment with visible linen weave and frayed edges. Two parallel areas appear folded/creased or partially detached, leaving an open gap in the center; additional threads extend from the sides, suggesting the original piece has been torn or cut. Near the upper right corner there is a dark, ink-like sign resembling a simple stroke and loop, but the character is too unclear to identify reliably as a specific hieroglyph or as the name 'Wah'. No cartouches, deities, or other inscriptions are clearly legible elsewhere on the fragment. There is no visible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text. Overall condition appears fragmentary, consistent with a small administrative/labeling mark on linen.
Inscriptions (1)
Visible text (machine reading)
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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).
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