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Raised relief fragment

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Description

Relief, Tomb of Nespekashuty. Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, reign of Psamtik I, 664–610 B.C. Limestone. H. 7.4 × W. 12.4 × D. 8.1 cm (2 15/16 × 4 7/8 × 3 3/16 in.). From: Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), 1st chamber W. wall; bottom register, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1923.

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 rectangular limestone fragment with the surface carved in raised relief, featuring partial Egyptian hieroglyphic signs and a large vertical column of text on the main face.

The object appears as a broken, rectangular block of limestone, photographed from an oblique angle against a white background. The top surface is also chipped but the main carved face shows a sequence of raised-relief signs. On the left portion, a sign resembling a door-like/boundary or tabulated hieroglyph is visible, followed by a larger vertically oriented sign or grouping in the middle. Near the lower middle/right, a small cross-like or comb-like detail and additional partially preserved signs are present but not fully legible due to breakage and surface wear. The edges and the right side are heavily damaged, obscuring the full composition and any potential cartouche or deity figure. No clear Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clearly identifiable deity iconography is preserved, and no royal name cartouche can be confirmed from the available fragments.

hieroglyphic only Late Period, Saite (consistent with catalogue; exact reign unclear from fragment) fragmentary
Materials limestone
Signs Partial hieroglyphic signs in vertical column (exact identification unclear) ×3
Visible text "Vertical column of raised hieroglyphic signs; individual characters not fully legible due to damage."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Vertical column of raised hieroglyphic signs; individual characters not fully legible due to damage.

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116415371 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 23.3.764 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547994 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.