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Outer coffin of Hapiankhtifi

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Description

Coffin, Hapiankhtifi. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Coniferous wood, paint, iron bolts, brass straps. L. 259.3 × H. 94 × W. 96 cm (8 ft. 6 1/16 in. × 37 in. × 37 13/16 in.). From: Tomb of Hapiankhtifi, Meir, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910–12. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Coffins. Credit: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1912.

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.

A painted wooden coffin (outer coffin) with bands of Egyptian-style decoration and hieroglyphs arranged in registers.

The image shows a rectangular, painted wooden coffin lying on supports. Its exterior is decorated with multiple horizontal bands containing stylized figures and hieroglyphic-like motifs, including repeated geometric elements (e.g., rectangles, panels, and T-shaped signs) and what appear to be mourning- or ritual-related iconography. Large portions of paint are worn or abraded, but the overall layout of compartmentalized scenes and inscriptions in framed sections is visible. No clear metal hardware or fastening details are distinctly legible at this image resolution; likewise, no clearly readable cartouche or personal name is legible. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.

funerary Middle Kingdom (as catalogued); specific dynasty uncertain from image alone poor
Materials painted woodwood planks/panelsconiferous wood (consistent with wooden coffin form; exact species unclear)
Signs hieroglyphic-style panel elements / rectangular framed signs (exact identification unclear) ×15

Connections

Found at Meir
Materials Painted Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116244178 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 12.183.11a.1, .2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545442 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • 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.