Sneferu Pyramid Temple Graffiti Images from the Middle Kingdom

Sneferu Pyramid Temple temple chamber, north wall, Middle Kingdom. The dataset contains image files totaling 120.5 MB in TIF, PNG, JPG, and PDF formats. It was authored by Chloe Agar and last updated on 2026-04-28, with images copyrighted by the Griffith Institute Archive and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Use Cases

• Analyze graffiti styles and techniques based on the described temple wall imagery.
• Study the spatial context of inscriptions based on the described temple chamber location.
• Digitally preserve and document cultural heritage artifacts based on the high-resolution image formats.

Strengths

• Images are sourced from two authoritative institutions: the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford, and the Penn Museum.
• Dataset is available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Files are provided in multiple common image formats (TIF, PNG, JPG, PDF).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Griffith Institute Archive; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Time Range

Middle Kingdom

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 10:14:04; freshness should be verified

Geography

Sneferu Pyramid Temple, Egypt