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Stela of Nakht

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Description

Stela, Nakht. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early, ca. 1950–1900 B.C. Limestone, paint. H. 34.6 × W. 25 × D. 7.6 cm, 9.9 kg (13 5/8 × 9 13/16 × 3 in., 21.8 lb.). Probably from: Upper Egypt, Thebes. Credit: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 544347). 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 limestone stela with a central relief scene framed by vertical columns of hieroglyphs.

The object is a rectangular limestone stela with a thick painted border and a central register containing a seated figure on the left. Above and around the central register are multiple horizontal and vertical bands of hieroglyphic signs in black and red. The scene shows the seated person leaning forward with arms posed toward an offering-like table or stand; on the right side of the scene are additional elements including a low platform and what appears to be an animal or object lying/placed on a surface. The background and border areas are largely filled with painted hieroglyphs (black ink outlines with red accents). No cartouche with a clearly readable king’s name is confidently identifiable in the provided image. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.

religious Middle Kingdom (consistent with catalogue) good
Materials limestonepaint
Signs Unclear hieroglyphic signs in border/register ×30
Visible text "Non-transcribed; hieroglyphs are present but individual signs and any name (e.g., Nakht) are not clearly legible at this resolution."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Non-transcribed; hieroglyphs are present but individual signs and any name (e.g., Nakht) are not clearly legible at this resolution.

Connections

Materials LimestonePaint

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116413527 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 11.155.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544347 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83889594 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.
  • 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.