coffin

 

The panel was originally placed at either the head or the feet of the deceased. It shows a goddess (Isis or Nephthys) raising her arms in a gesture of protection, wearing a black tripartite wig, and clothed in a simple sheath dress with white straps leaving the breasts exposed and a black wesekh collar. This simplicity of dress, inspired by older times, is one of the characteristics of the representation of divinities. The texts name the goddesses Selket and Neith and entrust the lady of the house Ibet to their protection.

Present location

INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE

Inventory number

L 1656

Dating

13TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

MIRGISSA

Category

COFFIN/SARCOPHAGUS PANEL

Material

WOOD

Technique

INCISED

Height

61.3 cm

Width

50.6 cm

Translation

The blessed one before Neith, [...] [for the ka] of the lady of the house, I[bet]

The blessed one before Sel[kit], [...] for the ka of I[bet].

Bibliography

• Vila André, "La nécropole du plateau occidental (MX)", dans J. Vercoutter, Mirgissa II, Paris, 1975, p.187, fig.77c.
• Le Saout Françoise, Nubie, les cultures antiques du Soudan, catalogue d'exposition, Lille, 1994, p.138, n°190.

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