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Hieratic papyrus with the Book of the Dead of Paberef

Ptolemaic Period
third to second century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hieratic papyrus with the Book of the Dead of Paberef
  • Period: Ptolemaic Period
  • Date: third to second century BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Upper Egypt, Thebes
  • Medium: Papyrus, ink
  • Dimensions: 44.6 × 70.8 cm (17 9/16 × 27 7/8 in.)
    Framed: 48 × 84 × 0.7 cm (18 7/8 × 33 1/16 × 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (P 3054-C)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art