Papyrus

Date1550-1070 BC

MediumPapyrus, ink

DimensionsObject/Work: 305 x 500 mm

ClassificationsCommunications Equipment

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Object numberC05285

DescriptionFragment of the Book of the Dead written in hieratic on papyrus. The fragment contains the negative confession of the deceased. It consists of vertical columns, with red borders above and below and figures painted in red on the left hand side. Each column starts with "I have not" in red hieroglyphs, followed by the rest of the confession in black.

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