Tajoeheryt papyrus – Leiden 1

tA.yw-hri.t
Ranke I, pg. 376, 9
Also known as Taiouherpet, Taiouhripet, Tayuheret, Tayuherit
Provenance Thebes
Ex collection J. d’Anastasi
Acquisition 1928-1929
Middle 21st Dynasty

Mistress of the house, Chantress of Amun-Ra, the king of the gods, The one highly praised by the lords of eternity

The papyrus is kept in 26 frames, and are denoted by the word “Vel” followed by a number. For the compilation, I have followed the order of the assigned numbers. For this papyrus from right to left.

Remarkably, Vel 1 to Vel 4 are also decorated at the back. In the panorama view, these are shown after Vel 26.

The following links point to the specific “Vellen” on the RMO site
Vel 1 plus back, Vel 2 plus back, Vel 3 plus back (not available 2025-03), Vel 4 plus back, Vel 5, Vel 6, Vel 7, Vel 8, Vel 9, Vel 10, Vel 11, Vel 12, Vel 13, Vel 14, Vel 15, Vel 16, Vel 17, Vel 18, Vel 19, Vel 20, Vel 21, Vel 22, Vel 23, Vel 24, Vel 25, Vel 26

Totenbuchprojekt Bonn, TM 134501

For documentation see:
C. Leemans, 1840, Description raisonnée des monumens égyptiens du Musee d’Antiquites des Pays-Bas à Leide, pg. 232-235 (T.3)
Matthieu Heerma van Voss, 1971, Zwischen Grab und Paradies, pl. 1-4 + 1A-4A; id. 1982a, p. 9-11, pl. 5a, 9, 10, 11a; id. 1986, pg. 11-13, pl 6, 8 (RMO/Niwinski)
Seeber 1976, p. 211 (Niwinski)
Schneider and Raven, Cat. 117-118 (Niwinski)
Graefe, OMROL 73 (1993), 23-8
P. Giovetti/D. Picchi, Egitto splendore millenario (Bologna 2015), cat. VII.26 zie archief 6.4.3/6
A. Wüthrich, BSFE 204 (2021) 124 n. 36, 126 n. 42, 128
E. Joubert, ‘Variability of Scribal Practices in the Copy of Retrograde Texts during the 21st Dynasty (1069–945 BCE)’ in: M. Geoga, A. Motte en J. Jurjens (red.), Looking beyond the Text (2025), p. 147-151

Tajoeheryt

Book of the Dead for Tajoeheryt

Length 10.86 metres, height 29 – 33.5 cm (RMO)
Ref. No. T. 3 – AMS 40 and AMS 40 bis, Leiden 1, Type BD.II.1 Niwinski
Photos courtesy of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden RMO). Special thanks to Daniel Soliman and Robbert Jan Looman of the RMO for providing extra information
Panorama view VB 2025-03

Click to see full papyrus plus decorated back side (14 Mb)