Fragments from a Scribe's Writing Board Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Writing Board fragment, scribe's. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2130–1981 B.C. Sycomore wood, gesso. A: L. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); W. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); Th. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.) B: L. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); Th. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 515, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.
The same text in other collections
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(ORAEC-id oraec8984).
Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.
- Fragment of a Scribe's Writing Board MET imageDeir el-Bahrica. 2030–1981 B.C.
- verso Fragment A+B / Schreibtafel MMA 26.3.277 (A+B) ORAEC textDeir el-Bahari
- recto Fragment A+B / Schreibtafel MMA 26.3.277 (A+B) ORAEC textDeir el-Bahari
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.
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Cross-references (6)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276786 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.3.277a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547557 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- ORAEC-id oraec8984 tier-2 (inventory-match)
- ORAEC-id oraec9007 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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