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Source Description
The most common type of coffin during the Middle Kingdom took the shape of a rectangular box with lid. The mummy inside 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 for survival in the afterlife. The short vertical inscriptions place him under the protection of the gods of earth, sky, air, and moisture, as well as various funerary deities.
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94193
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Coffin of Senbi
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94193
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object
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Coffin of Senbi
description
The most common type of coffin during the Middle Kingdom took the shape of a rectangular box with lid. The mummy inside 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 for survival in the afterlife. The short vertical inscriptions place him under the protection of the gods of earth, sky, air, and moisture, as well as various funerary deities.
date
c. 1918–1859 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60762258
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Funerary Equipment
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1
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Overall: 70 x 55 cm (27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
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Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III
accession
1914.716.a
Source extras
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gessoed and painted cedar
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Coffin of Senbi, c. 1918–1859 BCE. Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III. Gessoed and painted cedar; overall: 70 x 55 cm (27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.716.a
collection
Egypt - Middle Kingdom
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356.14
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page_number
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
page_number
Mentioned: p. 186-189; Reproduced: p. 186-187
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:00:34.304000
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94193
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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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