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Cartonnage panel represents Nephtis
General Information

This is one of the cartonnage trappings that once laid over the mummy of a dignitary named Baket. It represents the goddess Nephthys, kneeling.

Number 00537
Storing Place The California Institute of World Archaeology - California - United States of America
Material Cartonnage
Type Mummy cartonnage
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Height 15.1 cm
Historical Period Twenty –Third Dynasty -Third Intermediate Period
General Comments

Although the colors and motifs are similar to those of Dynasty 18, this individual probably lived during the Third Intermediate Period, possibly during Dynasty 23.

Inscriptions on the Monument
Translation

Words by Nephthys, the great mother of the gods.

Scientific Publishing

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

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