Papyrus charm

New Kingdom, Ramesside

1295–1070 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

This papyrus (joined with 26.3.225a) is inscribed with an incantation for protection, invoking the eight deities of the Ogdoad in order to protect the individual named in the final line. At the bottom center, a drawing once featured two symmetrically arranged crocodiles facing and attacking a figure positioned between them. The papyrus would have been folded into a small package and worn on a string around the neck.

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Title: Papyrus charm
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19-20
Date: 1295–1070 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henenu (TT 313, MMA 510), MMA excavations, 1922–24
Medium: Papyrus, ink
Dimensions: Framed: H. 9.5 × W. 9.8 cm (3 3/4 × 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.3.225b
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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