Funerary Papyrus Belonging to the Singer Tiye, ca. 975–945


Funerary Papyrus Belonging to the Singer Tiye, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, late, ca. 975–945 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, Pit, Burial 3 (Tiye), 1923–24, Papyrus, L. cm (48 1/4 in.), Discovered tucked inside her hollow wooden 'Osiris figure' this papyrus was designed to assist Tiye in her successful transition from death to eternal life. To the left, Tiye’s mummy is upright before her tomb, which is surmounted by a pyramidion bearing her name and titles


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