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Third Intermediate Period
This shroud, bearing a representation of Osiris, Lord of the Netherworld, was spread over the wrapped mummy of the Chantress of Amun, Nesitaset. The inscription asks that the god grant food and all things god and pure to the deceased, thus assuring that she will be nourished as she lives for eternity in the realm of the blessed dead.
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Title: Osiris Shroud Inscribed for Nesitaset
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 21
Date: ca. 1070–945 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 60, Chamber, Burial of Nesitaset (Ch1), MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Linen, red ink
Dimensions: H. 170 x W. 67 cm (66 15/16 x 26 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession Number: 25.3.25
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