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Tablet with cartouches of Aten, Akhenaten and Nefertiti New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodAmarna (Akhetaten)

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Description

New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. yellow quartzite. H. 13.7 × W. 13.5 × D. 5.8 cm (5 3/8 × 5 5/16 × 2 5/16 in.); estimated Aten cartouche: W. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.). From: Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Subject: Cartouches, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

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.

Connections

Deities Aten

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116272822 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 21.9.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 550052 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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