Hollins Digital Commons

Title

Book of the Dead (leaf)

Authors

Hollins University

Files

Description

• Country of Origin: Egypt
• Date: 1100-950 B.C.E.
• Material: papyrus
• Provenance: Samuel H. McVitty
• Text for Item no. 7 from from Dawson's Catalog 114 (Nov. 1926): "The Book of the Dead. Papyrus Leaf, measuring 8 3/8 inches wide and 7 3/4 inches tall, from a Hieratic Copy of the Book of the Dead, made for a nobleman, Pen-Amen-Apt. Dating about XXI Dynasty (1100-950 B. C.). Characters in red and black. Mounted on blue cardboard, protected by cellophane."

Document Type

Book

Keywords

Egypt, Egyptian, Book of the Dead, Papyrus, Religious works, Antiquities

Disciplines

Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity | Other Religion

Recommended Citation

Hollins University, "Book of the Dead (leaf)" (2019). Broadsides, Maps, & Misc. (non-Hollins). 2.
https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/broadsides_non_hollins/2