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Outer coffin of Nesmutaatneru
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25
760–660 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahari, Temple of Hatshepsut, TG 875
Medium/Technique
Wood (sycamore)
Dimensions
Width x length: 72 x 204 cm (28 3/8 x 80 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number95.1407d
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionOuter coffin, belonging to Nesmutaatneru (see 95.1407a-c). The coffin is rectangular with a vaulted lid and four corner posts. The lid and sides are made of sycamore and are undecorated, while the corner posts and framing are made of a reddish wood, with bands of inscription in white. A figure of a jackal, painted black, is affixed to the lid at the foot end of the coffin.
[Alternate Text:]
This outer box coffin is inscribed with standard offering formulae, addressed to Osiris, Ptah-Sokar, Re-Horakhty, and Atum. A figure of the god Anubis as a jackal sits on the lid.
[Alternate Text:]
This outer box coffin is inscribed with standard offering formulae, addressed to Osiris, Ptah-Sokar, Re-Horakhty, and Atum. A figure of the god Anubis as a jackal sits on the lid.
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Deir el-Bahari, temple of Hatshepsut. 1895: excavated by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; 1895: given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1895)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1895)
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