Sarcophagus of Mindjedef
Description
Sarcophagus, Mindjedef. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre or Menkaure, ca. 2520–2472 B.C. Granite. L. 236.9 × W. 96.5 × H. 104.1 cm (93 1/4 × 38 × 41 in.). From: Eastern Cemetery, Mastaba G7760; Pit B (burial chamber), Giza, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: Harvard-Boston MFA excavations, 1929. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Sarcophagus. Credit: Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1954.
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 rectangular stone sarcophagus with its lid placed on top, showing a band of incised/paint-worn hieroglyphs along the upper front edge.
The image depicts a large, block-like stone sarcophagus (or sarcophagus chest) with a separate rectangular lid. The stone surface is mottled and dark-speckled, consistent with a granite-like texture. Incised hieroglyphic signs are visible mainly along the upper border/left portion of the front face near the lid edge; the rest of the front panel is largely plain. No clear deities or royal iconography (e.g., full cartouches) can be confidently read from the worn, partially cropped inscriptions in this view. The overall form and the limited visible inscription placement are consistent with Old Kingdom-style sarcophagus decoration, though the specific attribution to Mindjedef cannot be confirmed visually from this image alone.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247879 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 54.80a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552235 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.