Outer Coffin of Tabakenkhonsu: Jackal from Top
Description
Coffin, Tabakenkhonsu. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 25 (Kushite), ca. 680–670 B.C. Wood, gesso, paint, stucco. L. 199.5cm (78 9/16 in); W. 72.4 cm (28 1/2 in); H. 57.5 cm (22 5/8 in). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Hathor Shrine, pit in hypostyle hall, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1894–95. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Coffins. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1896.
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 an outer coffin (wooden and painted) displayed in a glass case, with the coffin painted in vertical columns of Egyptian text and figures; a jackal-like/animal form appears on the head end area.
The image shows a long, rectangular outer coffin inside a protective display case. The coffin’s long sides are covered with dense, regularly spaced painted hieroglyphic text arranged in vertical registers, with painted human figures (standing/smaller figures) between or within the text columns. At one end, there is an arched head panel with a stylized animal/jackal-like form (partially obscured by reflections and framing) and additional painted panels. The object includes light-colored painted surfaces with darker outlines and colored accents consistent with gesso/paint/stucco over wood. No clearly legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible; the only readable script appears to be Egyptian hieroglyphs (painted). A small label is visible on the glass case but the catalog label text is not fully legible at this resolution, and the coffin’s own inscription is not readable line-by-line in the photograph.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252800 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 96.4.1c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 590975 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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