Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · textile
Linen Mark on the Corner of a Sheet Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 2060–2010 B.C. Linen, ink. Preserved L. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in); w. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in). From: Temple of Mentuhotep II, North Triangular Court, Pit 23 (dancing girl), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.
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)
Illegible brown ink marks/dots within a horizontal band; no readable hieroglyphic signs or cartouches visible.
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