Linen mark (Type XXIX)
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, Possibly Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C. Linen. H. 15.9 × W. 23.5 cm (6 1/4 × 9 1/4 in.); Outside Dimension: H. 16.5 × W. 24.1 cm (6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.). From: Tomb MMA 507 (The Slain Soldiers), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.
The same text in other collections
Linked by shared inventory number
(MET-Object 561873).
Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.
- MMA 27.3.127 PNM textDeir el-Bahri
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.
The image shows a small fragment of woven linen with a band of darker material along the top edge; no clearly legible hieroglyphs or cartouches are visible on the fragment.
The artifact appears as a rectangular linen textile fragment photographed against a light background. The top portion retains a dense fringe/warp end with loose fibers, while the main body shows fine horizontal weaving. A darker, reddish-brown band or stain runs across near the upper edge of the linen. The surface is otherwise relatively uniform with no crisp carved/incised marks visible. A small red/orange painted label-like marking appears at the lower left corner (likely a modern accession number or catalog label) rather than ancient inscription. No deities, royal names, or hieroglyphic text can be confidently identified from the image provided.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275359 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.127 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 561873 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83898392 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.