Outer Coffin of Tabakenkhonsu
Description
Coffin, Tabakenkhonsu. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 25 (Kushite), ca. 680–670 B.C. Wood, gesso, paint, stucco. L. 199.5cm (78 9/16 in); W. 72.4 cm (28 1/2 in); H. 57.5 cm (22 5/8 in). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Hathor Shrine, pit in hypostyle hall, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1894–95. Subject: Men, Hieroglyphs, Coffins. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1896.
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.
Photograph of a decorated Egyptian wooden coffin (outer coffin casing) viewed inside a display case, with painted scenes and registers of hieroglyphic texts along the coffin panels.
The image shows an outer coffin casing placed in a glass display case. The coffin is painted predominantly light/white with colored outlines and bands. Along the long side panel are multiple horizontal registers filled with dense black hieroglyphs, interspersed with repeated standing human figures in vertical compartments. A large arched/arched-top element is visible on the left end panel (within a framed area), containing painted dark circular/oval motifs and hieroglyphs around it. The right end shows similar decorative framing and hieroglyphic layout, though not all signs are legible at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The photograph itself includes only the museum label text at the lower left, which is not clearly readable enough to excerpt reliably; any inscription on the object appears to be Egyptian hieroglyphic script. Overall condition appears good in the photo, with no obvious large losses visible from this angle.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252799 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 96.4.1a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551128 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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