Tag for Mummy of a Stonecutter, with Text in Greek and Demotic

• Medium: Wood, pigment
• Geographical Location: Egypt
• Dates: 30 B.C.E.-365 C.E.
• Period: Roman Period (probably)
• Dimensions: 2 7/16 x 4 x 1/2 in. (6.2 x 10.2 x 1.2 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Exhibitions:
  • To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (February 12, 2010 through May 2, 2010)
• Accession Number: 37.1395E
• Image: 37.1395E_front_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2006

Catalogue Description:
Wooden mummy ticket. The ticket is roughly rectangular with one of the shorter sides tapering. This projection is pierced, and a fragment of cord passing through this hole is preserved. The piece is inscribed on one of the large surfaces with a text in Greek and Demotic. The inscription reads: “Horos, son of Psenmonthes, stone cutter. Osiris, Hor son of Psenmonth, the hw, the Prophet of Imhotep”. Condition: Good.