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The large white pillar painted on the back of the coffin forms a "backbone." This provides symbolic support for the mummy and displays an inscription detailing Nes-mut-aat-neru's ancestry.
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  Back of inner coffin of Nes-mut-aat-neru. MFA 95.1407b