Mummy of Irtirutja with mask and other cartonnage elements
Ptolemaic Period
This mummified body belongs to a priest named Irtirutja and still includes the original linen wrappings. His mask and other cartonnage elements show repeatedly a winged scarab beetle with a sun disk, a symbol of regeneration. His elaborately decorated coffin (see 86.1.52a, b) features yet another scarab on the head, a broad collar with falcon-head terminals and various protective deities. The coffin’s inscription lists Irtirutja's paternal ancestors of seven earlier generations including his father Harresnet and his mother Taneferti.
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