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Canopic Jar of Ruiu

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III, ca. 1504–1447 B.C. Pottery, Marl B, paint. Overall H. 33 cm (13 in.). Lid: H. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Diam. 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.); Diam. of rim 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). Jar: H. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.). From: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Ruiu (IV), inside canopic box, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1935.

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Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 549138). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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 painted Egyptian canopic jar with a human-headed lid and a broad vertical band of hieroglyphic text on the jar body.

The artifact is a rounded canopic jar (marl/stoneware body) topped by a domed lid carved in the form of a human head, with simplified facial features and painted details. The body is coated in a brownish paint/binder and has a large hieroglyphic band running vertically across the front, containing multiple stacked signs and small ornament-like elements; individual signs are not fully legible at this resolution. No clear Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No explicit royal cartouche is clearly readable from the image. The overall appearance and form strongly match a canopic jar presentation.

funerary New Kingdom (as catalogued) good
Deities unknown
Materials paintpottery/marl b (ceramic-like body)
Signs multiple hieroglyphic signs in a vertical inscription band (exact reading unclear) ×25
Visible text "Unclear; a vertical hieroglyphic inscription band is visible across the jar body, but the characters cannot be reliably transcribed from this image."

Connections

Found at Asasif
Deities Qebehsenuef
Materials Paint

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273961 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 35.3.36a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549138 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83911700 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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.