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-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A long strip of brownish textile (likely linen bandaging) covered with a dense horizontal line of dark ink containing Egyptian hieroglyphs.
The image shows a narrow, elongated textile fragment displayed horizontally. The surface is brown to tan, with many flaked or abraded areas and worn edges, suggesting aged bandage material. A single band of dark ink runs along most of the length, with closely spaced Egyptian hieroglyphs arranged in rows that follow the strip’s length; several sections are missing due to loss of ink and textile. No legible royal cartouche, deity name, or full inscription excerpt can be confirmed from the provided resolution; the marks are consistent with hieroglyphic text rather than Greek/Coptic/Arabic. The object is photographed as a museum specimen against a light background, with no additional figures visible beyond the inscription on the textile.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.2039.21E tier-2
- BKM-Object 184288 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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