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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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
Object Number: 05.4.259
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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