Coffin and Mummy of the Estate Manager Khnumhotep ca. 1981–1802 Middle Kingdom Khnumhotep was an estate manager or steward during life, but both his mummy and coffin are designed to associate him with divinity and kingship in the afterlife. The elegant gold funerary mask on his mummy, still in its original condition, exhibits royal attributes such as the uraeus, transforming Khnumhotep’s body into an avatar of Osiris, king of the afterlife and god of resurrection. The inscriptions on the coffin proclaim that he is worthy of association with various deities. The coffin features a series of
Coffin and Mummy of the Estate Manager Khnumhotep ca. 1981–1802 Middle Kingdom Khnumhotep was an estate manager or steward during life, but both his mummy and coffin are designed to associate him with divinity and kingship in the afterlife. The elegant gold funerary mask on his mummy, still in its original condition, exhibits royal attributes such as the uraeus, transforming Khnumhotep’s body into an avatar of Osiris, king of the afterlife and god of resurrection. The inscriptions on the coffin proclaim that he is worthy of association with various deities. The coffin features a series of elaborate palace-facade motifs, an already ancient pattern that was believed to replicate early constructions made of organic Coffin and Mummy of the Estate Manager Khnumhotep 544322
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