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Papyrus of Paanfai

Description
Papyrus inscribed in hieratic and hieroglyphic script containing the Adoration of Osiris and magical spells. Written for "Paanfai", who also had the title: "priest of Amun-Re, king of the gods". Originated in Thebes during the Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, (approximately 990-976 B.C.). Four sheets of papyri joined together, outside edges not visible under matting. Sheet 1: 9 cm visible from edge of matting to center of illustration. Sheet 2: 19.5 cm from center of illustration to column 1. Sheet 3: 20.5 cm from column 1 to column 2. Sheet 4: 16.5 cm visible from column 2 to edge of matting.
Type
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Date
approximately 990-970 B.C.
Call number
mssHM 46671
Provenance
Written for PꜢ-ʿn-fꜢı͗ "Paanfai", wʿb n I͗mn-Rʿ ny-sw.t nṯr.w "priest of Amun-Re, king of the gods"
Alice and George Millard collection Illustrating the evolution of the book, acquired for the Huntington Library by a group of their friends in 1939.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Oversized. Cannot be paged, imaged or reproduced without conservator review. Use of original may require special handling instructions and extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions
23 x 67 cm (inner size of frame)
Associated people
Millard, George M., (1873-1938,)
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