Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · ostracon
Hieratic copy of the Teaching of Amenemhat I New Kingdom, RamessideLisht South
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Pottery, ink. L. 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.); W. 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); Th. 1 cm (3/8 in.). From: Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1931–32. Subject: Hieratic. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1932.
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)
Multiple lines of hieratic script are visible but individual words/signs are not clearly legible at this resolution; no reliable excerpt can be transcribed.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243657 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 32.1.119 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 555544 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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