papyrus

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Object Type
Museum number: EA10005
Description: Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Mehmuthat, chantress of Amun, painted with black and red ink with a vignette only with short legends, with black outline figures in registers.
Cultures/periods
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Thebes (historic - Upper Egypt)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 27.60 centimetres; Length: 102 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Inscription subject: funerary; mortuary; ritual
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Condition: Papyrus Survey: Condition Details: Papyrus: loss, insect attack Black ink Red ink Backed: brown paper Sized Mount Details: Sandwich: glass (warped) Sandwich: board Binding: cloth (loose) Binding: scotch magic tape Object Priority: B Mount Priority: B Overall Condition: C Curatorial condition comment: good (but holes at edges and damage at right edge)
Subjects: ancient egyptian demon; ancient egyptian deity
Associated names: Named in inscription: Mehmuthat; Representation of: Ra-Horakhty; Representation of: Khepri; Representation of: Atum; Representation of: Maat; Representation of: Hathor
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1834
Department: Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number: EA10005
Registration number: .10005
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Sm.27

Free entry