Papyrus with Hieratic Inscription about Neskhonsu, the Singer of the Great God Amun
Artist
Unknown Egyptian
CultureEgyptian
Titles
- Papyrus with Hieratic Inscription about Neskhonsu, the Singer of the Great God Amun
Date1069–945 BC
MediumInk on papyrus
Dimensionsmounted between glass: 9 5/8 × 13 3/4 inches (24.4 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.72
Non exposé
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Published References Robert K. Ritner, "Two Third Intermediate Period Books of the Dead: P. Houston 31.72 and P. Brooklyn 37.1801E," in Millions of Jubilees: Studies in Honor of David P. Silverman, eds. Zahi Hawass and Jennifer Wagner (Cairo: Conseil Suprême des Antiquités de l'Egypte, 2010), 167–183. Robert G. Morkot, "Eaten by maggots: the sorry tale of Mr. Fuller's coffin," in Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary Essays for Rosalie David, eds. Campbell Price, et al., 355–368 (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2016), 364. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Hieratic inscription about Neskhonsu, singer of the great god Amun
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Unknown Egyptian
1069–945 BC
Tempera and ink on papyrus
31.73
Unknown Egyptian
332–30 BC
Egyptian faience
68.56.3
Unknown Egyptian
Ancient-Pre Christian Era
Egyptian faience
52.25.9
Unknown Egyptian
Ancient–Pre Christian Era
Egyptian faience
52.25.35
Unknown Egyptian
400–301 BC
Limestone with pigment
52.53
Unknown Spanish
c. 1583
Leather bound illuminated manuscript with lead seal; ink and pigment on parchment
36.54.A,.B
Unknown
15th century
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
2011.604