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Stone Weight of Sesostris I

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Description

<p>This piece is a rectangular stone weight with rounded edges. The upper surface is rounded and incised. Color variations occur throughout the stone. There are concoidal fractures along the lower edge and the left side. The stone has a very high polish.This scale weight bears the name of King Sesostris I and identifies him as beloved of Wadjet (the Lower Egyptian cobra goddess) and Nekhbet (the Upper Egyptian vulture goddess). At center is the king's birth name in a cartouche. He is listed as son of the sun-god Re and beloved of the creator-god Ptah.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/41.31' rel='external'>Stone Weight of Sesostris I</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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.

Rectangular block of light-colored stone with incised/relief-like hieroglyphic figures arranged in registers, including human/figure silhouettes, animals, and symbolic marks.

The image shows a rectangular stone object viewed front-on against a plain background. The top edge is worn/chipped, and the surface has a network of cracks and losses, especially along the lower portion. Incised or shallow-relief designs cover most of the visible face: small iconographic elements and hieroglyph-like signs appear in multiple horizontal/field sections, including what looks like seated/standing human figures and an animal/creature form. The lower area includes a larger damaged section resembling missing stone where decoration would continue. No clear cartouche (royal name oval with rope/border) or fully legible inscription excerpt can be confirmed from the image at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The museum catalogue states this is a “Stone Weight of Sesostris I” and that the material is chert; the stone color and overall appearance are consistent with a small weight or inscribed tablet, but the photo does not clearly show the specific royal name “Sesostris I”.

decorative unclear (likely Middle Kingdom or early 12th Dynasty style, but not confirmable from image alone) fragmentary
Deities unknown
Royals unknown
Materials stone (likely chert per catalogue; cannot be verified visually)
Signs incised/relief hieroglyphic signs (mixed: figures, animals, and symbols) ×20

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Translation] Beloved of Wadjet of Dep; Son of Re, Senwosret (Sesotris I), Beloved of Ptah; Beloved of Nekhbet of el Kab

Connections

Deities PtahRaWadjetNekhbet
Royals Senwosret I

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 41.31 tier-2
  • Walters-id 18885 tier-2

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