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Funerary Papyrus of Nauny

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1051–1002 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126
This papyrus had been folded eight times and placed across the knees of Nauny's mummy. Although it is labeled on the right edge as "The Book of What is in the Duat (Underworld)," it does not resemble most other examples of an "Amduat" papyrus. Instead it can be seen as an example of a "Litany of Re," in which the sun god is represented in different forms.

Here there are forty mummiform figures, with alternating human and non-human heads. The figures in dark wrappings, with non-human heads, are in most cases labelled as "The Osiris Nauny, true of voice (meaning she has succeeded at the Weighing of the Heart)." Nauny herself is represented by the 25th figure from the right. All but two of the human figures are bearded, and have a variety of labels above them, such as "He in his Mountain" (figure 4); Great (figure 16); West (figure 40).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Funerary Papyrus of Nauny
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 21
  • Reign: reign of Psusennes I
  • Date: ca. 1051–1002 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), burial of Nauny, second corridor, mummy of Nauny, MMA excavations, 1928–29
  • Medium: Papyrus, paint
  • Dimensions: Papyrus: L. 204.5 cm x H. 37 (14 9/16 × 80 1/2 in.); Framed: L. 207 × H. 42 × D. 3.5 cm (81 1/2 × 16 9/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.3.32
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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