Fragment from Stela A of the Chief Steward, Henenu
Description
Stela, Henenu. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, late, ca. 2030–2000 B.C. Limestone. L. 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); W. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); D. 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). From: Tomb of Henenu (TT 313, MMA 510), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Credit: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2000.
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.
Photograph of a small broken limestone fragment with incised traces of Egyptian hieroglyphs, likely from a stela.
The image shows a light-colored, irregular limestone fragment, broken on multiple edges. The surface is weathered but contains several incised linear signs: on the left, a broad horizontal band with stacked marks that resemble a row of short dashes; above it, a long curved/triangular stroke shape; on the right, vertical and angled incisions that may form part of a column of hieroglyphs. No complete cartouche, royal titulary, deity figure, or figure scene is preserved in the fragment. The composition appears to be writing-only (hieroglyphic text) rather than pictorial carving. Background is a neutral gray museum mount backdrop; no other inscriptions in Greek/Coptic/Arabic are visible.
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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