Stela of Senu Adoring Osiris
Description
Stela, Senu. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 BCE. Limestone. H. 62.9 × W. 33 × D. 5.7 cm, 22.2 kg (24 3/4 × 13 × 2 1/4 in., 48.9 lb.). Said to be from: Tuna el-Gebel, Middle Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1918.
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- MMA 18.2.5 PNM text
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.
Limestone stela showing two standing figures flanking a central Osirian djed-pillar and offering scene, with dense vertical hieroglyphic text across the stone.
The artifact is a rounded-top rectangular limestone stela carved in low relief. In the upper register, a falcon-headed figure stands to the left with arms crossed/raised in a gesture of adoration, while a human/attendant figure stands to the right, also facing inward. Between and around them is a central Osirian symbol: a djed pillar with additional elements above it, indicating an Osiris-related cult motif. The lower register contains offering-related iconography, including a seated or recumbent figure/figure parts associated with funerary or afterlife symbolism, and additional horizontal text bands with hieroglyphs. The composition is framed by columns and lines of hieroglyphic signs arranged vertically and horizontally. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. A catalogue-anchored interpretation as a stela of Senu adoring Osiris is broadly consistent with the clear Osiris-related djed pillar motif, but the specific personal name “Senu” and any explicit “Osiris” word are not reliably legible at this image resolution.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415550 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 18.2.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548593 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83900257 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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