Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · ostracon
Ostracon Middle KingdomLisht North
Description
Ostracon, hieratic. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Pottery, ink. h. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in); w. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in). From: cemetery, Pit 996, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22. Subject: Hieratic. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.
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)
Fragmentary hieroglyphic signs in multiple lines; exact reading unclear from the provided resolution.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245035 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.305 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545176 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.