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Osiris and the Four Sons of Horus

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Description

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III–Akhenaten, A.D. 1915; original ca. 1400–1352 B.C. Tempera on paper. Facsimile: H. 78.5 × W. 81 cm (30 7/8 × 31 7/8 in.); Framed: H. 80 × W. 82.6 cm (31 1/2 × 32 1/2 in.); Scale. 1:1. Original from: Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT 181), el-Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA Graphic Section, 1915. Subject: Men, Hieroglyphs, Osiris, Walk-Like-Egyptian. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1930.

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 colorful wall-painting style scene shows several Egyptian figures before and around the figure of Osiris, with extensive columned hieroglyphs in the background.

The image depicts multiple standing and seated/receiving figures in ancient Egyptian style (blue and red garments with patterned collars and wig-like hairstyles) arranged symmetrically around a central seated mummiform/royal-looking figure associated with Osiris. On the right, large vertical registers of hieroglyphic signs fill the background. One figure on the left appears as a standing god-priest-like attendant holding emblems; the central figure is largely obscured by losses but has the characteristic mummiform, dark/striped covering and ritual regalia consistent with an Osiris depiction. The Four Sons of Horus are not clearly distinguishable from the provided resolution/cropping, though the overall composition and the surrounding iconography are generally consistent with a funerary/Osirian theme.

religious Unclear; catalogue says Twentieth Century with original New Kingdom content. Image itself appears painted in modern restoration style but cannot securely date from the image alone. poor
Deities OsirisHorus (likely, but unclear)Four Sons of Horus (unclear)
Materials painted surfacetempera on paper (per catalogue; not directly verifiable from image)
Signs Various hieroglyphic signs in vertical columns (e.g., seated/standing figures, staffs, ankhs, and animal/plant-like determinatives) ×50
Visible text "No single clear, complete line is legible at this resolution; multiple vertical columns of hieroglyphs are present on the right and upper bands."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

No single clear, complete line is legible at this resolution; multiple vertical columns of hieroglyphs are present on the right and upper bands.

Connections

Found at el-Khokha
Deities HorusOsiris
Materials Painted Surface

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185473 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.4.157 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548563 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.