Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela
Fragment from Stela A of the Chief Steward, Henenu Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri
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
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)
Uncertain/partial; only non-identifiable incised hieroglyphic strokes preserved.
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