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Sheet from the Papyrus of Amenhotep

New Kingdom
ca. 1427–1390 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
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 Chapter 78.The second fragment preserves parts of Chapters 42 and 64.

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Object Information
  • 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 Djehutynefer, TT A 7
  • Medium: Papyrus, ink, pigment
  • Dimensions: H. 33.8 cm (13 5/16 in.); W. 35 cm (13 3/4 in.); Framed: H. 35.5 cm (14 in.); W. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.); Th. 2 cm (13/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.8.70b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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