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Mirror case of Tutankhamun
General Information

Mirror case decorated with god Heh, god of eternity found in the treasury of the tomb of Tutankhamun. It is manufactured of wood, and is formed of right and left sides placed above the other. God Heh is represented as kneeling man holding the cartouches of Tutankhamun.

Storing Place Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material Wood
Type Cosmetic equipment
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place Valley of the kings - Luxor - Egypt
Found By Howard Carter
Width 14.2 cm
Height 26.8 cm
Historical Period The Eighteenth Dynasty – The New Kingdom
General Comments

Mirror were major elements in the funerary furniture of the ancient Egyptians.

Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

nb xprw ra twt anx imn HqA iwnw Sma


Translation

Nebkheperure. Tutankhamun ruler of southern Heliopolis.

Scientific Publishing

M. Zaki, F. Atiya, Legacy of Tutankhamun: Art and History, (Giza, 2008), 132.

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