Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Book of the Dead of the Priest of Horus, Imhotep (Imuthes) Early Ptolemaic PeriodMeir
Description
Early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332–200 B.C. Papyrus, ink. Approximate measurements (framed): L. 21.9 m (71 ft. 10 3/16 in); H. 35 cm (1 ft. 1 3/4 in.). Length previously estimated at 63 ft. (19.2 m). Probably from: Meir, Middle Egypt. Subject: Birds, Lions, Boats, Hieratic. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1935.
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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.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235183 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.9.20a–w tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551786 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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