Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief Fragment of Khety, from Inscription in Sculptured Corridor Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 2030–1640 B.C. Limestone, paint. H. 14.5 x W. 8 cm (5 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.). From: Tomb of Khety (TT 311, MMA 508), Sculptured Corridor, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.
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)
Partial painted hieroglyphic signs; exact reading unknown from surviving fragment.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249385 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.3.355g tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 577168 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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