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Cowroid Inscribed with a Nefer Hieroglyph New KingdomSheikh Abd el-Qurna
Description
Cowroid, nefer. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Faience. L. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.), W. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); H. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, inside kohl jar c (36.3.7a, b), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Incised “nefer” hieroglyph/sign group is visible centrally; exact excerpt/sign sequence unclear due to abrasion.
Connections
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Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274183 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.23 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548969 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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