Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief fragment from the tomb of Meketre Middle KingdomSouthern Asasif
Description
Relief, tomb of Meketre. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, early, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Limestone, paint. H 9.5 cm ( 3 3/4 in.); W 14.5 cm ( 5 11/16 in.); D 2 cm ( 13/16 in.). From: Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), Court, Radim, Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1931.
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)
Blue painted, fragmented hieroglyphic signs; no legible name or cartouche preserved.
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