Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Doorjamb from a Temple of Ramesses II New Kingdom, RamessideAsasif
Description
Door jamb, temple of Ramesses II. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Granite. H. 428 × W. 139 × D. 99 cm (14 ft. 1/2 in. × 54 3/4 in. × 39 in.). From: Temple of Ramesses IV, unfinished, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1912–13. Subject: Amun. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1913.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Hieroglyphic text is present in vertical columns and along the bottom border; individual signs and any royal name/cartouche are not clearly legible in this image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247399 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.183.2a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544718 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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