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A Fragmentary Egyptian Papyrus of Inaros from the Book of the Dead, Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.C.
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- A Fragmentary Egyptian Papyrus of Inaros from the Book of the Dead
- papyrus
- 10 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. 26.7 x 77.5 cm.
containing passages of a text with hieroglyphs arranged in columns from spells 145-148 and parts of their corresponding vignettes, the figural scenes showing a row of altars surrounded by deities and worshippers (145), a row of doors crowned by uraei and each containing an animal-headed deity (146), a worshipper offering a bunch of flowers and incense to a deity in front of an offering table (147), and three reclining cows and a standing bull (148).
Provenance
French private collection, Avignon, acquired prior to 1980
sold at auction in France in 2007
sold at auction in France in 2007
Catalogue Note
The name of the deceased, Inaros, is well attested in Egypt in the Late Period and means "The Eye of Horus is directed at them (i.e. at the enemy)" (H. Ranke, Die ägyptischen Personnennamen, Glückstadt, 1935, p. 42, no. 11).