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Mummy Bandage, Ii-em-hetep, born of Ta-remetj-hepu, 332 B.C.E.-1st century C.E.. Linen, ink, 3 9/16 x 39 9/16 in. (9 x 100.5 cm)
Threads per square cm: Warp: 65 x Weft: 21. Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2039.21E. Creative Commons-BY.
Mummy Bandage, Ii-em-hetep, born of Ta-remetj-hepu
332 B.C.E.-1st century C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The initial chapters of the Book of the Dead allude to the myth of Osiris’s death, resurrection, and union with the sun god Re, anticipating the same scenario for the deceased. Here, parts of the funeral are portrayed on the right: the priest in a leopard-skin cloak recites spells from a scroll in his hands, and another priest offers food, drink, and incense. The seated woman mourns the mummy, held up by the jackal-headed Anubis, while the wavy line around the scene indicates purification. On the left, the transformed deceased praises and offers to the falcon-headed sun god and the Solar Boat.