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Offering Table of Tjaenhesret, priest of Thoth, son of Iaa Ptolemaic PeriodHermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu)

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Description

Offering Table, Tjaenhesret. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C. Limestone. H. 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.); W. 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.); D. 5.8 cm (2 5/16in.). Probably from: Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Middle Egypt. Subject: Men, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935.

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.

Connections

Found at Hermopolis
Deities Thoth
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116256514 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 48.149.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 550781 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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