Manuscript

83-1-1J

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 83-1-1J
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt
Period Late Period
Section Egyptian
Materials Papyrus | Ink
Iconography Book Of The Dead
Inscription Language Hieratic
Description

Part of the Book of the Dead of Herew , son of Takhabes. This fragment consists of 14 lines of text written in red and black ink. There is also a fragmentary vignette of a boatman (helsman) in a barque facing a standing figure of Osiris.

Length 8 cm
Width 24.5 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1983

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