Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela
Stela of Khonsu Middle KingdomAbydos
Description
Stela, Khonsu. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1802–1650 B.C. Limestone, paint. H. 42.6 × W. 26.5 × D. 10.5 cm, Wt. 19.1 kg (16 3/4 × 10 7/16 × 4 1/8 in., 42 lb.). From: Tomb 6, Abydos, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Garstang excavations 1906. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1921.
The same text in other collections
Linked by shared inventory number
(ORAEC-id oraec644).
Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.
- 〈Stele des Chonsu (New York MMA 21.2.69)〉 / Stele des Chonsu (New York MMA 21.2.69) ORAEC textAbydos
- MMA 21.2.69 PNM textAbydos
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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.
Cross-references (6)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247932 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.2.69 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544360 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- ORAEC-id oraec644 tier-2 (inventory-match)
- PNM-Object pnm:83887052 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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