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Coffin: E.14.1926.4.4

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Current Location: In storage

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One of seventy five fragments of a Qersu coffin from Tomb 840 at Abydos. Texts are cut into the wood and filled with white paste or Egyptian blue.
Coffin belonged to Irethereru, governor of Abydos, overseer of priests of Osiris at Abydos and a priest of Hathor.

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Given by the British School of Archaeology

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1926) by British School of Archaeology

Dating

Late Period
-745 - -650

Materials used in production

Wood

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.14.1926.4.4
Primary reference Number: 215610
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Created: Friday 17 February 2017 Updated: Monday 20 February 2017 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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