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Name Stone of Hatshepsut New KingdomLower Asasif

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Quartzite. H. 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in); w. 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in). From: Hatshepsut Valley Temple, Lower Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, pre 1911. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Vertical hieroglyphic inscription within a bordered rectangle; exact reading unclear from the fragment.

Connections

Found at Asasif
Royals Hatshepsut
Materials StoneQuartzite

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116251850 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 12.181.306 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 576277 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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