Book of the Dead of Djedkhonsuiuefankh
ca. 945-712 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The Book of the Dead provided the spells the deceased must know and recite to speed the journey into the afterlife. This copy was made for a highly placed priest of the god Amun. As with most other examples of The Book of the Dead, only a selection of spells is included here. On the left are Spells 15 and 17. The illustration depicts Djedkhonsuiuefankh before the sun god Re-Hor-akhty. The columns of text in the illustration reveal the god’s greeting to the deceased and the deceased’s name and genealogy.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Document
- Formatted Medium
- Papyrus, ink
- Locations
- Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt, Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 22
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 1/16 x 9 3/4 in. (20.5 x 24.7 cm)
- Accession Number
- 37.1782Ea-g
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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