WALTERS-EG
Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · architecture
Foundation Stone with Inscriptions
Description
<p>Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, probably of the temple built for her at Deir el-Bahari, one of the most beautiful monuments of ancient Egypt. It bears the queen's throne name, Maat-ka-re, as well as that of the temple's architect, Senenmut.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/41.30' rel='external'>Foundation Stone with Inscriptions</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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- Spiegelberg, RecTrav 19, 91 (XXVIII) PNM text
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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
English description
[Translation] The Good God, Maat-ka-re (Hatshepsut), Beloved of Amun, By the Overseer of the fields of Amun, Senenmut, who made these difficult (things) for Amun, by the Overseer of the House/Temple of Amun, Senenmut.
Cross-references (3)
- PNM-Object pnm:83912329 tier-2 (inventory-match)
- Walters-AccNum 41.30 tier-2
- Walters-id 24431 tier-2
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