Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess Henhenet
Description
Limestone, sandstone, paint
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A limestone sarcophagus with inscriptions on its sides.
The image depicts a limestone sarcophagus, characterized by rectangular blocks joined to form the coffin. Inscriptions run along the top edge of the sides, featuring hieroglyphic text. The sarcophagus rests on a stone platform and shows signs of wear, typical of ancient artifacts. The style and construction suggest a funerary purpose, likely belonging to an individual of significance.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Deities
OsirisAnubis
Materials
limestone
Signs
Ankh ×2
Djed
Visible text
"wsir nb-tA-Dsr pr t HkA"
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248256 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 07.230.1a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544207 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.