Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus from 26th Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC. A woman named Taremetchenbastet, Bastet's woman, daughter of Ptahirdis. Madrid, Spain

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Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus from the 26th Dynasty (Late Period). According to the inscriptions, it belonged to a woman named Taremetchenbastet (Ta-re(m)et-n-Bastet, which means "Bastet's woman"), daughter of Ptahirdis. n the upper side it is written the chapter 72 of the Book of the Dead. At the lower side, chapters 640–643a of the Pyramid Texts.

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Size: 5472px × 3137px
Location: National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain
Photo credit: © ruelleruelle / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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