Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Heqanakht Letter (III) to Merisu Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C. Papyrus, ink. H. 26.9 (10 9/16 in.), W. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 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.
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(ORAEC-id oraec916).
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- 3. Brief des Heqa-nacht / pMMA Hekanakhte III ORAEC textDeir el-Bahari
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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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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Visible text (machine reading)
Dense hieroglyphic/linear hieroglyphic inscription; specific words/exact phrase cannot be reliably transcribed from the provided image resolution.
Cross-references (5)
- 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)
- ORAEC-id oraec916 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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