Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Heqanakht Letter (III) to Merisu
Description
Papyrus, ink
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian papyrus document featuring columns of hieratic script.
The image shows a vertical papyrus scroll marked with several columns of hieratic script, which is the cursive writing system used in ancient Egypt. The writing is arranged from right to left and contains red ink for headings or important sections. The papyrus shows signs of aging, with some discoloration and small tears but remains largely legible.
hieroglyphic only
New Kingdom
good
Materials
papyrus
Signs
reed leaf ×15
owl ×12
Visible text
"priest"
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244162 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.3.518 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545447 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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