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Iconography and Texts of the Headboard and Footboard of the Inner Coffin of Ta-Bes at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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This study discusses the iconography and texts that are depicted on the headboard and footboard of the anthropoid wooden coffin of Ta-Bes at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, TR. 5/10/16/11, which has never been published before. Neither the provenance nor the date of this coffin was identified before this study. This coffin is distinguished by its yellow inscriptions on a black background. The present study will deal with the description of both goddesses Isis and Nephthys that are depicted on the headboard and footboard, translation of the texts, and then comment on the date, parallels, and provenance. This study concludes that the coffin can be dated to the late Twenty-fifth or early Twenty-sixth Dynasty and designated its provenance to Akhmim. Furthermore, the different representations of the two goddesses on the headboard and footboard of coffins from the same period have been discussed. In addition to, the religious purpose of the scenes. Finally, epigraphical notes will be made at the end of this paper to enhance the date of the coffin.

DOI

10.21608/misj.2024.325686.1065

Keywords

Nephthys, ISIS, Coffins, Thebes, Akhmim

Authors

First Name

Islam

Last Name

Gadallah

MiddleName

Hussein

Affiliation

History Department, Faculty of Women, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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islam.gadallah@women.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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First Name

Aisha

Last Name

Abdelaal

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Head of History Department, Faculty of Women, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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aisha_abdelaal@women.asu.edu.eg

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Cairo

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4

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2

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50414

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2024-10-01

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2024-10-03

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2024-10-01

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67

Page End

84

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2682-4116

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2682-4124

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1,102

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Miṣriqiyā

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https://misj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Iconography and Texts of the Headboard and Footboard of the Inner Coffin of Ta-Bes at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

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25 Dec 2024