Nesykhonsoupakhered – Colmar
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Ranke I, pg. 178, 22
Also known as Nesychonsoepacherd, Nesykhonsupachered, Nesikhonsupachjered, Nesikhonsoepakhered
Provenance Thebes
Acquisition by Felix Steyert in 1836
Donated to the city of Colmar
Period 21st Dynasty
Chantress of Amun
In 1836, Felix Steÿert purchased a coffin with its mummy in Thebes and donated it to the city of Colmar. An X‑ray taken in 1965 revealed that the mummy is a woman placed in the sarcophagus of Panehesy, a priest of the 26th Dynasty (around 610 BC). A heart scarab and two papyri found within the wrappings identify her as Nesykhonsoupakhered, a Chantress of Amun from the 21st Dynasty (around 950 BC). The Amduat papyrus, containing an abbreviated version of the Amduat (hours 11–12), and the accompanying Book of the Dead papyrus were removed from the mummy in 1965 by Claude Traunecker and Madeleine Jehl; the Book of the Dead papyrus is now lost
More info:
An extensive description of this papyrus can be found in Entre Égypte et Alsace, rédigé par Annie Schweitzer et publié en 2007 (Jérôme Do Bentzinger Éditeur), with photographic credits: Photos Pictural, Colmar
Jehl, M., La collection égyptienne du Musée d’Histoire Naturelle de Colmar, in: Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Colmar (1965-1966), Bd. 52, pg. 44-48
Amduat of Nesykhonsoupakhered
Length 51 cm, height 25.5 cm
Ref. No. SHNEC.EG.998.355, Colmar, Type A.II.2a
Information about this papyrus has been kindly provided by Le Musée d’Histoire Naturelle et d’Ethnographie
Photo: credits Photos Pictural, Colmar
Panorama view VB 2026-03
