Stela of Minhotep
Description
Caption: Stela of Minhotep, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.. Limestone, 1 15/16 x 4 13/16 x 10 7/16 in. (5 x 12.3 x 26.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.212.
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A limestone slab with hieroglyphic inscriptions carved into the surface.
The artifact is a limestone block featuring two horizontal rows of detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions. The carvings are well-defined, suggesting careful craftsmanship. The composition is typical of Egyptian inscriptions, with hieroglyphs depicting various symbols, objects, and possibly deities. The style indicates it was created for official or religious purposes.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.580.212 tier-2
- BKM-Object 10022 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.