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Scarab of Sebekhotep IV

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, reign of Sebekhotep IV, ca. 1731–1719 B.C. Steatite, traces of green glaze. L. 2.4 × W. 1.6 × H. 1 cm (15/16 × 5/8 × 3/8 in.). From: Cemetery, debris, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 545215). 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.

Oval scarab-shaped seal showing worn carved decoration/hieroglyphs on a small greenish-brown surface with patches of dark red/brown corrosion.

The image shows a handheld, oval scarab-shaped object photographed against a light background. The upper surface has a raised border and within it a central, block-like carved field. The carving appears to include hieroglyphic-like blocks and lines, but much of the detail is heavily worn and stained, making specific sign identification uncertain. Dark brown/red encrustation and greenish discoloration (consistent with traces of glaze) are visible along the edges and in crevices. No legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The object’s back/underside is not shown, and the exact wording of any royal name cannot be reliably read from this image.

decorative Middle Kingdom (per catalogue; specific reading unclear from image). fragmentary
Royals unknown (Sebekhotep IV cartouche/name not clearly legible due to wear)
Materials greenish discoloration/traces of glazedark brown/red surface corrosion/encrustation
Signs unknown carved hieroglyphic blocks (worn) ×8

Connections

Found at Lisht

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116244796 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.1.316 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545215 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83892809 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.