Seramun papyrus – Paris 49
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Ranke I, pg. 316, 26
Also known as Seramen
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 21st Dynasty
Overseer of recruits of the Estate of Amun, Wab‑priest of the Forecourt of Amun, God’s servant of Amun, who comes into being upon the forecourt, Overseer of the cattle of the Lord of Shafit, greatly praised, well‑known to Amun
Totenbuchprojekt Bonn, TM 134583
On long-term loan to Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Besançon
See Papyrus “mythologique” de Séramon by Jérôme Gonzalez
Book of the Dead papyrus for Seramun
Length 171.5 cm, height 21.5 cm
Ref. No. E.17400, Paris 49, Type BD.III.1a Niwinski
Photos © 2021 courtesy Jan Koek
Panorama view VB 2026 (quality remarks)
Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Besançon
Photo: VB 2020
