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Shabti of Siptah

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Description

Shabti, Siptah. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Siptah, ca. 1194–1188 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H. 10.1 × W. 6.1 × D. 3.5 cm (4 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/8 in.). From: Tomb of Siptah (KV 47), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis excavations, 1912. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914.

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 small, rectangular stone funerary figure (shabti) fragment with multiple lines of incised hieroglyphic text on one visible face.

The image shows a compact, vertically oriented rectangular fragment of stone with rounded edges and a weathered surface. One side is covered by closely spaced incised hieroglyphs arranged in horizontal lines. The text is worn and partially unclear, but the overall format and the presence of vertical/horizontal sign groupings are consistent with an inscribed shabti/dedicatory inscription. No clear depiction of a standing or seated figure (e.g., arms, legs, head) is visible due to the fragmentary nature and the photo framing, which focuses on the inscribed face. There is no visible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. No legible cartouche or royal name is confidently identifiable from the available resolution.

funerary New Kingdom (Ramesside period), likely consistent with a shabti inscribed with a royal name (specific reign not securely readable from the image). fragmentary
Materials stone (alabaster/travertine unknown specific type from photo)
Signs incised hieroglyphic signs (unreadable/worn) ×15
Visible text "Worn incised hieroglyphs in multiple horizontal lines; no clearly legible royal name or exact excerpt from the provided image."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Worn incised hieroglyphs in multiple horizontal lines; no clearly legible royal name or exact excerpt from the provided image.

Connections

Found at Valley of the Kings

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280079 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 14.6.265 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559270 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.