Accession number
Amh. Egy. Pap. 17.3
Object title
Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 17.3.
Display Date
19th dynasty (ca. 1298-1187 B.C.)
Created
Egypt, 19th dynasty (ca. 1298-1187 B.C.)
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.
Description
1 pane of glass containing 2 papyrus fragments : col. ill. ; 13 1/2 x 9 in.; 13 x 6 in.
Provenance
Lord Amherst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Papyrus of the ḥer sauti seshu ne neb taui, "Chief of the guardians of the writings (i.e., chief librarian) of the lord of the two lands (i.e., the king)," named Khay, from the Book of the Dead. The writing is large and bold and it contains some colored vignettes.
Another part of this papyrus is preserved in the British Museum (No. 9935 Lebri).
Related fragments: Amh. Egy. Pap. 17.1, Amh. Egy. Pap. 17.2, Amh. Egy. Pap. 17.4.
Another part of this papyrus is preserved in the British Museum (No. 9935 Lebri).
Related fragments: Amh. Egy. Pap. 17.1, Amh. Egy. Pap. 17.2, Amh. Egy. Pap. 17.4.
Script
hieroglyphic
Language
Egyptian
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