CultureEgyptian
Titles
- Papyrus with Hieratic Inscription about Neskhonsu, the Singer of the Great God Amun
Date1069–945 BC
MediumTempera and ink on papyrus
Dimensions9 3/8 × 22 5/8 inches (23.8 × 57.5 cm)
outside dimensions of mat: 15 × 28 inches (38.1 × 71.1 cm)
outside dimensions of mat: 15 × 28 inches (38.1 × 71.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.73
Not on view
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Exhibition HistoryUnveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building, Texas Southern University, Houston, September 22, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Translation of hieroglyphic text:
Chapter VI - Book of the Dead -Shawabty Chapter "If the owner is seized for any work a man does under obligation to cultivate the field, to irrigate the banks, to transport sand of the West and of the East, 'Here am I' thou shalt say."
Chapter VI - Book of the Dead -Shawabty Chapter "If the owner is seized for any work a man does under obligation to cultivate the field, to irrigate the banks, to transport sand of the West and of the East, 'Here am I' thou shalt say."
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