Name Panels of Senwosret I

I am standing in front of the Name Panels for the Middle Kingdom Pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Senwosret I 𓄊𓋴𓂋𓏏𓊃𓈖 at the MET. These panels were originally part of his pyramid 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴 complex and were reconstructed from excavated pieces.

Senwosret I’s 𓄊𓋴𓂋𓏏𓊃𓈖 throne name Kheperkare 𓇳𓆣𓂓 is seen multiple times along with his Horus name “𓋹𓄟” which means “living in births.”

These panels were originally part of his pyramid 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴 complex and were reconstructed from excavated pieces.

A lot of Egyptian art was designed to be in three layers. The falcon god 𓊹 Horus 𓅃𓀭 is seen at the top of all the panels which represent the world 𓇾𓇾 according to Egyptian religious beliefs – at the top is the realm of Horus 𓅃𓀭, then beneath that is the realm of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻.