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papyrus
Object Type
papyrus
Museum number
EA9903,1
Description
Book of the Dead of 3st-m-3ḫ-bit; frame 1; coloured vignette of deceased before Osiris.
Cultures/periods
Third Intermediate
Production place
Original from:
Thebes (historic - Upper Egypt)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
John Barker
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Thebes (historic - Upper Egypt)
Materials
papyrus
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
30.50 centimetres
(frame)
Length:
53 centimetres
(frame)
$Inscriptions
Inscription subject
funerary
mortuary
ritual
Bibliographic references
Trismegistos / An interdisciplinary portal of papyrological and epigraphic resources
(134530)
(http://www.trismegistos.org/text/134530)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Papyrus Survey: Condition Details: Papyrus: discoloured, copper degradation Black ink Red ink Pigment (flaking) Backed: linen Overlaid: brown paper Mount Details: Sandwich: glass Binding: cloth Object Priority: B Mount Priority: A Overall Condition: D Curatorial condition comment: good
Subjects
ancient egyptian deity
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Astemakhbit
Representation of:
Osiris
Associated titles
Inscription from:
Book of the Dead
Acquisition date
1833
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA9903,1
Registration number
.9903.1
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Barker 209
Miscellaneous number:
Frame.1