The god Min has been venerated in the city of  Coptos since time immemorial. At the beginning of the second millennium B.C., King Senwosret I had this deity's sanctuary rebuilt. This relief, carved in fine white limestone, was probably part of the monumental gateway set into the mudbrick wall that enclosed the temple.

The fragments depict a pharaoh's enthronement ceremony, or "coronation" in the Upper Kingdom. Senwosret I, of whom the only parts which remain visible are the hands in the centre, is led by the Souls of Pe (Buto in the Delta) towards Wadjet, the goddess and patron of Lower Egypt. On the left side of the lintel, the same scene would have been repeated for the south: the Souls of Nekhen escort the king towards Nekhbet, goddess of Upper Egypt. In the centre of the lintel the king would have been visible presenting an offering to Min, whose back can be seen to the left of the hieroglyphic inscriptions.

Wadjet, a graceful silhouette holding a sceptre and an ankh, wears a long sheath dress with straps which leaves her breast exposed, and a Usekh collar. The vulture headdress with a cobra on the brow is superbly carved. Falcon-headed divinities from the city of Pe are there to protect the king. They are dressed in short tunics with straps and scalloped lower hems, belted at the waist. The elegance and delicacy of the composition demonstrate the quality of the artwork produced at the beginning of the 12th Dynasty.