The two funerary papyri of Queen Nedjmet (P. BM EA 10490 and P. BM EA 10541 + Louvre E. 6258)

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
The two funerary papyri of Queen Nedjmet (P. BM EA 10490 and P. BM EA 10541 + Louvre E. 6258)
Journal
British Museum Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan (BMSAES)
Author(s)
Lenzo G.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
15
Pages
63-83
Language
english
Abstract
This paper presents two funerary papyri attributable to Queen Nedjmet at the beginning of Dynasty 21 and that probably originate from the Royal Cache in Deir el-Bahari. P. BM EA 10541 + Louvre E. 6258 is a hieroglyphic Book of the Dead. Besides Nedjmet, the High Priest Herihor is also mentioned in this papyrus. The second manuscript (P. BM EA 10490) is a hieratic Book of the Dead with a very particular content: alongside the traditional spells of the Book of the Dead, we find a text not attested before in this corpus, together with vignettes from the Book of Caverns. This paper aims to present the preliminary results of a new study and translation of these two papyri, in order to define their place and function within the history of the Book of the Dead during the Third Intermediate Period.
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