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Painted wooden chest of Tutankhamun
General Information

The curved lid is divided into two sections, each of which has a horizontal panel portraying the king pursuing wild animals. The smaller sides each have two representations of Tutankhamun as a sphinx treading upon his enemies. On the long horizontal panel, the king shoots his arrows into the fray. Behind him are three registers of subordinate personnel. The inscription upon the panel refers to Tutankhamun . On the other side, the king battles against the Nubians.

Storing Place Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material Wood
Type Box
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place Valley of the kings - Luxor - Egypt
Width 43 cm
Height 61 cm
Historical Period The Eighteenth Dynasty – The New Kingdom
General Comments

One of the most intricately decorated objects in the tomb, this wooden chest, which was found in the Antechamber. Scenes such as these were the apparent influence for the artists who composed the military reliefs for the pharaohs of the Nineteenth Dynasty, where the enemy is also frequently depicted as a confused mass without the traditional registers.

Inscriptions on the Monument
Translation

"The good god, the Son of Amon, the Valiant one, without his equal, A Possessor of strength who tramples hundreds of thousands, who makes them into a pile of corpses."

Scientific Publishing

Treasures of Tutankhamun, (British Museum, 1972).

The Digital Library of Inscriptions and Calligraphies, Bibliotheca Alexandrina ©