Mummy Bandages of Iiemhetep, born of Taremetjhepu
Description
Object Label: 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. Caption: Mummy Bandages of Iiemhetep, born of Taremetjhepu, 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. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2039.21E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A fragment of an ancient Egyptian papyrus with hieratic script, featuring illustrations of deities and a funerary scene.
The artifact is a piece of papyrus showing a combination of hieratic script and illustrative art. The illustrations depict figures associated with funerary practices, including representations of deities. The line of figures and the style of drawing are indicative of funerary texts, such as those found in the Book of the Dead. The script is densely written and stylized, typical of New Kingdom funerary papyri, though confirming the precise period requires further analysis.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.2039.21E tier-2
- BKM-Object 184288 tier-2
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