Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess Henhenet
Description
Sarcophagus, Henhenet. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, early reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051–2030 B.C. Limestone, sandstone, paint. L. 261 × W. 105 × H. 97 cm (8 ft. 6 3/4 in. × 41 5/16 in. × 38 3/16 in.). From: Temple of Mentuhotep II, Pit 11 (Henhenet), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1906–07. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Sarcophagus. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1907.
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 stone sarcophagus viewed from the side, with incised painted register-like bands along the upper and front faces.
The image shows a large, rectangular Egyptian sarcophagus/sarcophagus lid assembly, likely carved from a light-colored stone and painted in a muted palette (predominantly ochre/yellow with darker traces in carved areas). The front face contains a horizontal band with rows of small, tightly spaced incised hieroglyph-like signs, though the individual characters are too unclear at this resolution to reliably transliterate. The lid/upper surface shows additional shallow relief or incised lines arranged in bands. There are no clearly legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions visible. No cartouche or royal name is confidently identifiable. Deities are not explicitly distinguishable from the visible fragmentary text and iconography; the only secure reading is the presence of hieroglyphic inscriptions typical of funerary contexts. The catalogue’s identification as the “Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess Henhenet” cannot be confirmed from the image because the name “Henhenet” and the title elements are not legible.
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)
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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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.