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Book of the Dead

Classification/Broad: Manuscript

Classification/Specific: Book of the Dead

Material/Broad: Botanical

Material/Specific: Plant Fiber, Papyrus

Measurements: 451 H x 946 L x 32 Th mm (framed)

Description: Section or fragment of Book of the Dead, framed in 10 sections,"Papyrus Ryerson", written for Nesishutefnut. Contains chapters 16-54, 56-57, 59-61, a short form of 62, 63-109, 110, 111-138, 140-162.

Region: Thebes

Country: Egypt

Place/site: Thebes

Place/other: --

Locus: --

Period: Ptolemaic

Date: 250-150 BCE

Culture: Egyptian

Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty

King/Ruler: --

Inscribed: Yes

Inscription Sequence Number: 1

Inscription Language: Egyptian

Script: Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Dialect: Middle Egyptian

Inscription Description: --

Inscription Subject: Book of the Dead

Inscription Type: Religious

Inscription Location: Front

Translation: 

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Transliteration Two: 

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Transliteration Three: 

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Registration Number: E9787F

Accession Number: 212

Field Number: H 337

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