Manuscript

83-1-1G

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 83-1-1G
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt
Period Late Period
Section Egyptian
Materials Papyrus | Ink
Iconography Book Of The Dead
Inscription Language Hieratic
Description

Fragment of the Book of the Dead of Herew, son of Takhabes. This fragment consists of a text divided into 9 different sections. The top three sections contain parts of vignettes. The central three sections contain at least 9 lines of text per section and the remains of vignettes at the bottom. The central vignette shows Horus, Hathor, Isis and Osiris in a boat. The bottom 3 sections preserve a maximum of 8 lines.

Length 12.1 cm
Width 25.5 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1983

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