The Books of Netherworld on the Inner Coffin of Hori from Bab El-Gasus (21st Dynasty)

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3

Abstract

The inner coffin of Hori is a part of his coffin set that was found in Bab El-Gasus cache and is now on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (JE 29619); it dates back to the Late 21 st Dynasy.Hori is the son of the high priest of Amun, Menkheperre.This coffin set is considered to be one of the most important coffins from Bab El-Gasus for many reasons; for instance, it is the only coffin that co...

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Keywords

Coffin

Art

Ancient history

History

Archaeology

2023

Article

Open Access

Institution

Egyptology, faculty of Archaeology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Publisher

Egypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/iwnw.2023.314143

Language

en

Country

Egypt

The Books of Netherworld on the Inner Coffin of Hori from Bab El-Gasus (21st Dynasty)

IWNW

Hala Mostafa

References:

3

Abstract

The inner coffin of Hori is a part of his coffin set that was found in Bab El-Gasus cache and is now on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (JE 29619); it dates back to the Late 21 st Dynasy.Hori is the son of the high priest of Amun, Menkheperre.This coffin set is considered to be one of the most important coffins from Bab El-Gasus for many reasons; for instance, it is the only coffin that co...