sarcófago de Nakhtankh

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM
The finely painted coffin of Nakht-ankh, discovered in a rock-cut tomb at Beni Hasan. The coffin is a good example of the classic Middle Kingdom type, a simple rectangular box with a flat lid. It was intended to represent the House of the Spirit of the deceased, the painted
The panel of the coffin nearest to the head on the left-hand side has a double wedjet eye painted on it, this was to enable the deceased to see out. The body was placed on it's left side, facing east and to the area of the tomb where the offerings were made. The doors painted on the head end allowed the spirit to exit the coffin and partake of the offerings left for it.

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fuente: global egyptian museum