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Two fragments of a Book of the Dead papyrus in the collection belonged to a man named Amenhotep who was overseer of the builders of Amun. This fragment preserves parts of Chapters 42 and 64. The second fragment preserves Chapter 78.
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Title: Sheet from the Papyrus of Amenhotep
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep II–Thutmose IV
Date: ca. 1427–1390 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Probably from Dra Abu el-Naga, Tomb of Amenhotep, TT A 7
Medium: Papyrus, ink, pigment
Dimensions: H. 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.); W. 33.7 cm (13 1/4 in.); Framed: H. 35.5 cm (14 in.); W. 35.6 cm (14 in.); Th. 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.8.70a
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