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Osiris Shroud of Djedmutesankh

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1080–945 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126
After the process of of wrapping the mummy of the Priestess of Amun Djedmutesankh was completed, this shroud, bearing a full length figure of the deity Osiris, was placed over the bandages and tied behind the body with cords specially woven into the fabric for this purpose. Once this was in place, the mummy was sewed into a plain outer sheet adorned with tapes. The shroud served to identify the deceased with the great god, Ruler of the Netherworld.

On the shroud are two lines of text. Before the god is: "Osiris, Lord of Eternity, foremost of the Westerners." The line at the bottom bears the titles and the name of the deceased, who, as a probable daughter or wife of the High Priest of Amun, attained the exalted rank of "First Great Chief of the Musical Troupe of Amun."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Osiris Shroud of Djedmutesankh
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 21
  • Date: ca. 1080–945 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 60, Chamber, Burial of Djedmutesankh (Ch5), MMA excavations, 1923–24
  • Medium: Linen, red ink
  • Dimensions: H. 160 x W. 72 cm (63 x 28 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.3.24
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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