Book of the Dead, papyrus from the Tomb of Nakhtefmut

An image of Written document. Book of the Dead extracts with no vignettes, written on both sides of a single sheet, found lying on Nakhtefmut's thighs, within the mummy wrappings. Inscription on both sides. Side one: Chapter 17; Side two: Chapter 29, parts of Chapters 11 and 142. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt. Tomb of Nakhtefmut. Papyrus, length 34.5 cm, width 27 cm, 923 B.C. Twenty-second Dynasty. Third Intermediate period; reign of Osorkon I.

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Written document. Book of the Dead extracts with no vignettes, written on both sides of a single sheet, found lying on Nakhtefmut's thighs, within the mummy wrappings. Inscription on both sides. Side one: Chapter 17; Side two: Chapter 29, parts of Chapters 11 and 142. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt. Tomb of Nakhtefmut. Papyrus, length 34.5 cm, width 27 cm, 923 B.C. Twenty-second Dynasty. Third Intermediate period; reign of Osorkon I.

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