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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Linen, ink. L. 512 cm (201 9/16 in.); W. 143 cm (56 5/16 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), inside 36.3.56a, b (Box "J" Sheet 5), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.

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 black-ink inscription written directly on folded linen sheets, showing multiple rows of Egyptian hieroglyph-like signs including plus-shaped cross motifs.

The image shows several layers of wrappings or folded textile laid out flat. Across the fabric are dark/black ink marks forming hieroglyphic rows, separated into short lines. Several symbols resemble cross-like forms (possibly sign elements rather than Christian crosses, but not specific enough to identify with certainty). No clearly legible cartouches or royal names are visible. The wrappings are worn and creased, with loose fringed fibers at the right edge suggesting aged linen. No human figures, deities, or iconographic scenes are depicted—only text-like markings on cloth.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom (per catalogue); otherwise unclear from image alone good
Materials linen (woven textile)black ink (painted/written signs)
Signs cross-like sign elements (exact ID unclear) ×6 grouped hieroglyphic sign rows (exact IDs unclear) ×8
Visible text "Multiple short lines of black-ink hieroglyph-like signs; no cartouche legible in the provided resolution."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Multiple short lines of black-ink hieroglyph-like signs; no cartouche legible in the provided resolution.

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Materials Linen

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116274495 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.99 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549052 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.