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Deir el-Medina stelae in the Egyptian Museum in Turin. Stele of Amennakhte19th dynasty, around 1295-1186 BCLimestoneRectangular limestone stela of Amennakht, possibly originating from the sanctuary of Ptah and Meretseger.

Deir el-Medina stelae in the Egyptian Museum in Turin

Most probably intended to depict the sanctuary with its two hills. The relief ornamentation of the four sacred cobras in the upper part of the stela is intended to be a symbolic representation of the "Great Peak of the West". The goddess shown on the right, personifies the peak, and is called "Isis the Great". She is depicted with bovine horns and a solar disk like Hathor. Amennakht is shown kneeling inside a rectangle that was intended to represent a chapel in the sanctuary.Height: 43 cmWidth: 30 cmFormerly from Drovetti's collectionInv. cat. 1521 = CGT 50059 Stele of ParahotepFrom Deir el-Medina19th dynastyPainted limestoneRound-toppedMeretseger was the goddess of the pyramidal peak which lies above the Theban necropolis.

Stele of NebneferFrom Deir el-Medina19th dynastyLimestoneThe stele is divided into 3 registers. High Priests of Amun. Paser: temp Rameses II.

High Priests of Amun

It is possible that this is the same man who served as Vizier for many years. If this is the case, then Paser was awarded the position of High Priest of Amun later in his career. Paser the Vizier was the son of the high priest of Amun Nebneteru Tenry, but the High Priest of Amun Paser never refers to his parents in the monuments he left as high priest. From Topographical Bibliography etc (pdf): "Paser (P3-sr) , First prophet of Amun, lower part, with text mentioning Amun, black granite, now in St Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum. " Ramsès XI. A galeria do Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. The Coffins of Ancient Egypt.

The Coffins of Ancient Egypt by Jimmy Dunn writing as Jefferson Monet One of the most important objects purchased, whether for royalty or other elites, for a tomb was the coffin.

The Coffins of Ancient Egypt

It's purpose from the earliest times was the protection of the body, preserving it from deterioration or mutilation. During Predynastic times, the Egyptians shrouded corpses in mats or furs and enclosed them in pots, baskets or clay coffins. In some areas a wooden scaffold was constructed around the body, and this might be considered the precursor to actual coffins.

A sarcophagus was also usually provided to hold the coffin in the tomb. In their preparation for rebirth after death, particularly later in the New Kingdom, the wealthy ancient Egyptians might prepare themselves by purchasing a sarcophagus (possessor of life), a coffin (the bound mummy, or "that which begets"), and an inner coffin or mummy board (the egg). In fact, coffins and coffin walls were decorated from a very early date. Collections Search. Rishi coffin. Search the Collections. Mummy Board of Henettawy (F) Search object details. Registration numbers The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition.

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The database standardises these numbers in the form, for example: 1887,0708.2427 (year: comma: block of four numbers - usually representing a month and day: full-stop and final number). The final number can be of any length and may be followed by another full-stop and a sub-number. In some cases the same number is shared by two or more objects across departments. Search object details. Registration numbers The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition. The database standardises these numbers in the form, for example: 1887,0708.2427 (year: comma: block of four numbers - usually representing a month and day: full-stop and final number). The final number can be of any length and may be followed by another full-stop and a sub-number. In some cases the same number is shared by two or more objects across departments. In some of these cases a prefix has been added before a number (e.g.

Search object details. Registration numbers The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition. The database standardises these numbers in the form, for example: 1887,0708.2427 (year: comma: block of four numbers - usually representing a month and day: full-stop and final number). The final number can be of any length and may be followed by another full-stop and a sub-number.

In some cases the same number is shared by two or more objects across departments. In some of these cases a prefix has been added before a number (e.g. Search object details. Registration numbers The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition. The database standardises these numbers in the form, for example: 1887,0708.2427 (year: comma: block of four numbers - usually representing a month and day: full-stop and final number).

The final number can be of any length and may be followed by another full-stop and a sub-number. In some cases the same number is shared by two or more objects across departments. In some of these cases a prefix has been added before a number (e.g. If the number you are entering has come from an old catalogue it could appear in the form 1887-7-8-2427. Search results. Search object details. Registration numbers The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition.

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The database standardises these numbers in the form, for example: 1887,0708.2427 (year: comma: block of four numbers - usually representing a month and day: full-stop and final number). The final number can be of any length and may be followed by another full-stop and a sub-number. In some cases the same number is shared by two or more objects across departments. In some of these cases a prefix has been added before a number (e.g. If the number you are entering has come from an old catalogue it could appear in the form 1887-7-8-2427. In the case of some two-dimensional works from Asia and the Middle East a full stop may need to be inserted into the final number. Search object details. Search object details. Registration numbers The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition.

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The database standardises these numbers in the form, for example: 1887,0708.2427 (year: comma: block of four numbers - usually representing a month and day: full-stop and final number). The final number can be of any length and may be followed by another full-stop and a sub-number. In some cases the same number is shared by two or more objects across departments. In some of these cases a prefix has been added before a number (e.g.

If the number you are entering has come from an old catalogue it could appear in the form 1887-7-8-2427. Search object details. Registration numbers The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition.

Search object details

Search object details. Registration numbers.

Search object details

Search object details. Registration numbers The most common type of Museum number begins with the year of acquisition.

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The database standardises these numbers in the form, for example: 1887,0708.2427 (year: comma: block of four numbers - usually representing a month and day: full-stop and final number). The final number can be of any length and may be followed by another full-stop and a sub-number. In some cases the same number is shared by two or more objects across departments. In some of these cases a prefix has been added before a number (e.g. If the number you are entering has come from an old catalogue it could appear in the form 1887-7-8-2427. Search object details. Search object details. Search object details. Search object details. Search object details. Search object details.

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