papyrus
- Museum number
- EA9912,1
- Description
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Book of the Dead of Irtyru; frame 1; coloured vignettes.
- Dimensions
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Height: 31.60 centimetres (frame)
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Length: 68.80 centimetres (frame)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
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Note fine detail of draughtsmanship
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To be included in the 'Musee achemenide virtuel et interactif' (see www.achemenet.com).
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Mosher, Malcom Jr. 2016. The Book of the Dead, Saite through Ptolemaic periods : a study of traditions evident in versions of texts and vignettes (SPBD Studies), vol. I (BD Spells 1-15) and II (BD Spells 16, 18-30), Charleston.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Papyrus Survey:
Condition Details:
Papyrus: delaminating, displaced fragments, distorted, fragmentary, frayed, skeletal
1933 treated with ethereal hydrogen peroxide
Black ink
Red ink
Pigment
Backed: brown paper
Mount Details:
Sandwich: glass
Sandwich: board
Binding: cloth
Object Priority: B
Mount Priority: A
Overall Condition: E
Curatorial condition comment:
poor
- Associated titles
Inscription from: Book of the Dead
- Acquisition date
- 1835
- Acquisition notes
- Lot Number 1272 at 1835 sale.
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA9912,1
- Registration number
- .9912.1
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: Frame.1
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Miscellaneous number: S.1272
