Bakenkhonsu papyrus – Paris 48

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Ranke I, pg. 91, 13
Also known as Baakenkhonsu, Bakenkhonsou, Bakenchons, Baakenchons
Provenance: In 1857 the sale of Anastasi’s third collection took place in Paris. Same papyri were an this occasion purchased by Baron
Alphonse Mallet, whose descendants sold them in 1951 to the Louvre (Paris 48-50) (Niwinski)
Acquisition: The Louvre website lists 1950
Early or Middle 21st Dynasty

God’s father of Amen, Chief of the workshop

See Louvre Collections

Totenbuchprojekt Bonn, TM 134584

Book of the Dead papyrus for Bakenkhonsu

Length 211 cm, height c. 34.5 cm
Ref. No. E.17399, Paris 48, Type BD.II.1 Niwinski
Photos © 2018 Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Hervé Lewandowski
Panorama view VB 2024