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Stela of Seankhptah

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1887–1840 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109

This roughly shaped stela is dedicated to the palace controller Seankhptah, son of Ameny. Sporting a shoulder-length wig, he is shown seated on a block seat with one hand placed flat on his chest. The inscribed texts reveal that the stela was made by Seankhptah’s retainer and hall-keeper Senbebu, son of Sebekre, who is shown standing on the right. Senbebu probably left this monument at the temple of Hathor at Serabit el-Khadim when he accompanied his master Seankhptah on a royal expedition to Sinai.

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Stela of Seankhptah, Granite

Stela of Seankhptah, Granite

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Title: Stela of Seankhptah

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 12

Reign: reigns of Senwosret II to Senwosret III

Date: ca. 1887–1840 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Sinai, Serabit el-Khadim, approach to Hathor temple, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1905

Medium: Granite

Dimensions: H. 37 × W. 28.8 × D. 16.6 cm (14 9/16 × 11 5/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905

Accession Number: 05.4.259

Chronology

Egypt, 2000-1000 B.C.

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