Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Heqanahkt Letter II Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C. Papyrus, ink. H. 27.9 (11 in.), W. 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.). From: Tomb of Ipy (TT 315, MMA 516B), Tomb of Meseh, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.
The same text in other collections
Linked by shared inventory number
(ORAEC-id oraec150).
Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.
- 2. Brief des Heqa-nacht / pMMA Hekanakhte II ORAEC textDeir el-Bahari
- MMA 22.3.517 PNM textDeir el-Bahri
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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 Q116244163 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.3.517 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545446 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- ORAEC-id oraec150 tier-2 (inventory-match)
- PNM-Object pnm:83902002 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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