Fragment of a votive tile with cartouche of Ramesses IV

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.

Small broken fragment of an inscribed, glazed tile with dark ink/pigment hieroglyphs or part of a cartouche-like sign group on a brown/tan background.

The object appears as a small, irregular triangular fragment. The surface is brownish/tan with visible mottling consistent with a glazed ceramic or faience; a thin dark outline and thicker dark signs are painted or drawn on the face. Only part of the intended inscription is preserved; a rounded sign element(s) and adjacent vertical strokes are visible, but the remaining structure needed to confidently read a full royal cartouche is missing due to breakage. No figures of deities are visible—only signs. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is apparent. The markings are consistent in style with Egyptian hieroglyphic/royal titulary decoration, but the exact royal name cannot be determined from the fragment.