Nesichonsoe – Leiden 8
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Ranke I, pg. 178, 20
Also known as Nesykhonsu, Neskhons, Nesikhons, Nesikhonsu, Nesikhonsou, Neschons
Provenance Thebes
Ex collection J. d’Anastasi
Acquisition 1928-1929
Late 21st, early 22nd Dynasty
Mistress of the House, Chantress of Amun-Ra, the king of the gods
The papyrus is kept in 3 frames, and are denoted by the word “Vel” followed by a number. For the compilation, I have followed the order of the assigned numbers from right to left
The following links point to the specific “Vellen” on the RMO site
Vel 1, Vel 2, Vel 3
For documentation see:
C. Leemans, 1840, Description raisonnée des monumens égyptiens du Musee d’Antiquites des Pays-Bas à Leide, pg. 249 (T.28)
Totenbuchprojekt Bonn, TM 134504
Nesichonsoe
Book of the Dead for Nesichonsoe
Length 125.3 cm, height 24.3 cm (RMO)
Ref. No. T. 28 – AMS 35, Leiden 8, Type BD.I.2 Niwinski
Photos courtesy of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden RMO)
Panorama view VB 2025
I can’t see it in the available photo, but on the back, according to the RMO, the name of the deceased and behind it a patronymic (?) is written
