Relief Fragment of Khety, from Inscription in Sculptured Corridor

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 fragmentary painted Egyptian relief with a small section of colored hieroglyphs, showing blue-green ink over a tan limestone surface.

The object is a broken limestone relief fragment with curved edges; only a portion of the original inscription/scene field survives. The remaining carved surface includes one clearly painted blue-green sign and nearby smaller marks, with traces of additional paint (including a small red area) on the lower edge. The visible marks resemble hieroglyphic incised/painted script rather than a fully preserved figure, and no complete cartouche or royal titulary is preserved in the image. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The colors and layout are consistent with an inscribed relief fragment from a Middle Kingdom corridor inscription, but the exact name “Khety” cannot be confirmed from the limited surviving signs.