Abbreviated Book of the Dead
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This vignette comes from a papyrus that belonged to an official named Ankhefenmut. He is shown here in a position of adoration before the god Re-Horakhty. Although scenes depicting private individuals in the presence of a god are known from as early as the Middle Kingdom, they did not become popular until the Ramesside Period.
Caption
Abbreviated Book of the Dead, ca. 1070–945 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Sheet: 8 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. (22.6 x 34 cm) As mounted: 14 3/8 x 19 1/8 in. (36.5 x 48.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1826Ea. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Abbreviated Book of the Dead
Date
ca. 1070–945 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 21
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Papyrus, ink
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. (22.6 x 34 cm) As mounted: 14 3/8 x 19 1/8 in. (36.5 x 48.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1826Ea
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