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Coffin Lid of Padinebhor

Place of production Gamhud, Egypt
Date 2nd-1st centuries BC
Object type tomb equipment
Medium, technique wood (sycamore); paint
Dimensions

184 x 52 x 24 cm

Inventory number 51.2013
Collection Egyptian Art
On view This artwork is not on display

This coffin lid, which also originates from the cemetery of Gamhud, is made of several wooden laths pegged together, as is typically the case with angular coffins of this type. The left lappet of the wig and the upper part of the right lappet are missing. The left horizontal lath below the chest is a modern replacement. The painting is faded or worn off altogether.
The broad collar (wesekh) covers the entire upper torso. Below is the figure of a kneeling goddess, identified as Nut or Isis on other coffins, stretching out her wings to protect the coffin owner. The next scene portrays the embalmed deceased identified with Osiris lying on a funerary bier. At each end of the bier a depiction of the same Son of Horus, the jackal-headed Duamutef can be observed. On other coffins, these places are typically occupied by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys mourning Osiris, who also guarded the mummy against harmful influences, as did the Sons of Horus. Below the embalming scene, a short vertical column of inscription running over the feet preserved the name of the owner of the coffin, Padinebhor. The text is flanked by one column of red discs and two Sons of Horus at each side. On the front side of the pedestal, two jackals are depicted facing each other and lying on the pylons of a shrine. Each side of the lid is decorated by two standing figures of the Sons of Horus. Below them, a snake-headed funerary god is visible on each side substituting the goddesses Isis and Nephthys.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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