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Cartonnage panel represents Isis

General Information

This is one of the cartonnage trappings that once laid over the mummy of a dignitary named Baket. It represents the goddess Isis, with her symbolic throne perched on her head, kneeling.

Number	00536
Storing Place	The California Institute of World Archaeology - California - United States of America
Material	Cartonnage
Type	Mummy cartonnage
Type of Script	Hieroglyphic
Height	14.2 cm
Historical Period	Twenty –Third Dynasty -Third Intermediate Period

General Comments

This is one of the cartonnage trappings that once laid over the mummy of a dignitary named Baket. It represents the goddess Isis, with her symbolic throne perched on her head, kneeling.

Inscriptions on the Monument

The text

Translation

Words by Isis, the great mother of the gods, may she give coffin.

Scientific Publishing

A. Lucas, & J.R. Harris, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries, (New York, 1999), 9, 35