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This is the most common type of coffin during the Middle Kingdom. The mummy was placed on his left side, facing east, his head behind the two magical eyes. These--in the shape of human eyes, to which have been added the markings of a falcon's head--were supposed to enable him to behold the rising sun, reborn daily. The long horizontal inscriptions are prayers to Anubis (god of embalming) and Osiris (god of the dead) for offerings of food and drink and other items necessary in the afterlife. The short vertical inscriptions place him under the protection of various other cosmic and funerary deities.
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94194
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Coffin of Senbi (Lid)
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94194
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Coffin of Senbi (Lid)
description
This is the most common type of coffin during the Middle Kingdom. The mummy was placed on his left side, facing east, his head behind the two magical eyes. These--in the shape of human eyes, to which have been added the markings of a falcon's head--were supposed to enable him to behold the rising sun, reborn daily. The long horizontal inscriptions are prayers to Anubis (god of embalming) and Osiris (god of the dead) for offerings of food and drink and other items necessary in the afterlife. The short vertical inscriptions place him under the protection of various other cosmic and funerary deities.
date
1918–1859 BCE
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language
en
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Q60756625
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Funerary Equipment
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1
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Overall: 69.7 x 55 x 213 cm (27 7/16 x 21 5/8 x 83 7/8 in.)
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Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II (1929–1895 BCE)–reign of Senusret III (1878–1839 BCE)
accession
1914.716.b
Source extras
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gessoed and painted cedar
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Coffin of Senbi (Lid), 1918–1859 BCE. Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II (1929–1895 BCE)–reign of Senusret III (1878–1839 BCE). Gessoed and painted cedar; overall: 69.7 x 55 x 213 cm (27 7/16 x 21 5/8 x 83 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.716.b
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Egypt - Middle Kingdom
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
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Reproduced: p. 2
citation
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
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Mentioned: p. 186-189; Reproduced: p. 187
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:00:34.407000
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94194
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Egypt - Middle Kingdom
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gessoed and painted cedar
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