Hunefer papyrus – London
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Ranke I, pg. 234, 16
Provenance ex Collection Antoine Barthélemy Clot
19th Dynasty
Hunefer and his wife Nasha lived during the Nineteenth Dynasty, in around 1310 B.C.E.. He was a “Royal Scribe” and “Scribe of Divine Offerings.” He was also “Overseer of Royal Cattle,” and the steward of King Sety I. These titles indicate that he held prominent administrative offices and would have been close to the king. The location of his tomb is not known, but he may have been buried at Memphis
Totenbuchprojekt Bonn, TM 134351
See the 8 frames in the British Museum
See ‘The Complete Book of The Dead of Hunefer’ by Richard Parkinson, 2010
See ‘Het Egyptische dodenboek. Beroemde Egyptische papyri’. Evelyn Rossiter, ISBN 9061131707, 1985
The vignette illustrating the “Opening of the Mouth” ritual is one of the most famous pieces of papyrus in The British Museum collection, and gives a great deal of information about this part of the funeral
Book of the Dead papyrus for Hunefer
Length 5,5 metres, height 38 cm
Ref No. EA9901, British Museum, London
Good photos of almost all of the frames are available on the BM’s website. For study and research I recommend using the zoomable pictures from the BM because they have a higher resolution than in the slider. Use the slider for the overview
Composed of photos © The Trustees of the British Museum
Panorama view VB 2021 (6 Mb)
