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Shabti of Senebimi

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Description

Shabti, Senebimi. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood, paint. H. 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.); W. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); D. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). From: Meir, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 544340). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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.

Painted wooden ushabti (mummiform figure) shown standing, with a human face and incised/painted column of hieroglyphs on the torso.

The object is a small, mummiform shabti/ushabti figure with a dark-painted wig and a blue/black headdress or head covering. The face has arched eyebrows, inlaid/painted eyes, and a neutral mouth. The body is cylindrical to rectangular in shape and painted with sparse traces of blue-green and red-brown pigment. A vertical text register with colored hieroglyph-like signs appears on the front of the figure, running from the mid-torso downward. There is no clearly legible cartouche visible at this resolution; individual signs cannot be confidently read. The feet are rounded and the top of the figure is clearly enclosed by a painted head section. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The likely Middle Kingdom ushabti format fits the catalogue’s identification, but the personal name 'Senebimi' is not fully legible in the image provided.

funerary Middle Kingdom (per catalogue; image not sufficient for tighter dating) poor
Materials woodpaint
Signs Vertical column of painted hieroglyphs (exact signs unclear) ×15

Connections

Found at Meir
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247987 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 11.150.14 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544340 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83897810 tier-2 (inventory-match)
About this record's data
  • 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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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.