Qenna papyrus – Leiden

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Ranke I, pg. 335, 19
Provenance Thebes. Added to the collection of the RMO in 1835 and the longest papyrus in the museum’s collection
Early 19th Dynasty 1275 BC

The owner is an Egyptian merchant, who had lived around 1300-1275 BC.

The RMO has managed to safely conserve this papyrus for almost two centuries. Soon after purchase, it was reinforced on the back with a thin and transparent paper called papier végétal. Because during the ages the background and the papyrus shrink and expand in different ways, the underlying paper had to be removed. It took three years and a lot of patience of the conservators to get rid of glue and different subsoils. In 2022 the papyrus was temporarily exhibited in its entirety

The papyrus is kept in 39 frames

Totenbuchprojekt Bonn, TM 134503

For documentation see:
C. Leemans, 1840, Description raisonnée des monumens égyptiens du Musee d’Antiquites des Pays-Bas à Leide, pg. 228-232 (T.2)

RMO. Leiden
Part of an exhibition from 22 June to 4 September 2022

Book of the Dead papyrus for Quenna (17 metres)

Length c. 17 metres, height 35-37 cm
Ref. No. SR vel 1-39, RMO, Leiden
Photo and panorama view VB 2022/VB 2025 (5 Mb) (quality remarks)

Fragment of the papyrus. Click to view the whole