Sneferu Pyramid Temple Graffiti Images from the Middle Kingdom

46.5 MB of image files documenting graffiti from the Sneferu Pyramid Temple chamber west wall, dated to Egypt's Middle Kingdom. The dataset was authored by Chloe Agar and is hosted on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license. Image copyright is held by the Griffith Institute Archive and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Use Cases

• Analyze graffiti styles and motifs based on the described temple chamber location.
• Study the spatial distribution of inscriptions based on the specified west wall context.
• Conduct comparative analysis of Middle Kingdom temple art based on the provided temporal period.
• Digitally preserve and annotate cultural heritage imagery based on the available high-resolution image formats.

Strengths

• Includes images in multiple high-resolution formats (TIF, JPG, SVG, PDF).
• Clear copyright attribution to two established institutions (Griffith Institute, Penn Museum).
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

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

Collection Method

Likely photographic documentation of archaeological site.

Time Range

Middle Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 10:18:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sneferu Pyramid Temple, Egypt.