Fragment of an anthropoid inner sarcophagus

The fragment was part of an anthropoid coffin. It is rectangular and vaulted, it is a part of the right shoulder. Both sides are painted.
On the outside, two vignettes are painted, framed by checkered bands and vertical textcolumns. Along the upper border runs a frieze of interchanging ma'at-feathers and uraei.
The right vignette shows a winged scarab, pushing forth a sky-hieroglyph and a sun disk with two uraei. Between his hind legs is a shen-ring. The scarab is on a bark, flanked by two mummiform snake-headed deities with beards and ma'at-feathers as headdresses.
The left vignette shows the ibis-headed Thoth adoring a winged udjat-eye. An uraeus wearing the Double Crown is suspended from the eye. Thoth holds an ankh-sign; in front of him are food-offerings. The scene is crowned with a row of uraei.

The inside is painted with one scene, showing a mummiform god seated on a decorated throne in a kiosk. The god wears a white mummy-gown with two red ribbons, a long wig and the ceremonial beard. He holds a mace with both hands. The columns of the kiosk are composed of Djed-columns and papyrus columns, on the roof is a uraeus-frieze. Offerings are placed in front of the god, among which a large lotus flower. Above are three empty text columns.

The background colour of the outside of the coffin was yellow, on the inside it was red.

Present location	ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number	APM 8102
Dating	21ST DYNASTY
Archaeological Site	UNKNOWN
Category	COFFIN/SARCOPHAGUS OF HUMANS
Material	WOOD; PLASTER
Technique	PAINTED ON STUCCO
Height	31 cm
Width	50 cm
Depth	4.8 cm

Translation

(1) The Osiris, the uab-priest of Amun-Re, king of the gods (...), justified; may they give offerings
(2) for ever, ointment, alabaster, clothing, oxen, fowl, incense and offerings.
(3-4) Words to be spoken by Thoth, lord of Hermopolis, the writer of truth, turtle, the Great Ennead, enemy.
(5) Hapi

Bibliography

• (onbekend), Veilingscatalogus Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 1936, (nr. 26)
• R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Egypte, geschenk van de Nijl, 1992, 31, 47/fig. 10, 22
• W.M. van Haarlem, CAA Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, Fasc. IV, 1997, 17-20

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