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Coffin of Rehu-er-djer-sen

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Description

<p>This coffin, made for a man named Rehu-er-djer-sen, is an early form of burial container. The exterior was left largely unpainted, perhaps because it was made from expensive, imported cedar wood. The interior is painted with brightly colored objects and offerings considered essential to a wealthy burial. "Coffin Texts," common to coffins of the early Middle Kingdom, were written on the wood to help the owner gain access to the afterlife. The texts are a series of magical spells intended to safeguard the body and spirit of the deceased and ensure resurrection. Deities were also depicted from the myth of Osiris that guaranteed protection. In the afterlife, the individual was to travel the heavens with the sun-god Re. Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the exterior of the coffin include a prayer to Osiris for funerary offerings. Along the floor of the coffin flows the Nile of the underworld. Rehu-er-djer-sen would have lain on his side so he might see the world through the eyes painted on the outside of the coffin.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/62.5' rel='external'>Coffin of Rehu-er-djer-sen</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

The inscriptions contain offering formulas, spells of the coffin texts, and names the owner Rehu-er-djer-sen.

Connections

Deities OsirisRa
Materials Wood

Cross-references (3)

  • PNM-Object pnm:83891697 tier-2 (inventory-match)
  • Walters-AccNum 62.5 tier-2
  • Walters-id 30212 tier-2

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