Book of the Dead for the Singer of Amun, Nany. Dimensions: L. 521.5 cm (206 5/16 in); H. 35 cm (13 3/4 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Reign: reign of Psusennes I-II. Date: ca. 1050 B.C..Archaeologists found this papyrus in the burial of Nany, a woman in her seventies. She was a singer of the god Amun-Re. Nany also had the title "king's daughter," which probably means that she was a child of the high priest of Amun and titular king, Painedjem I. As was customary during the Third Intermediate Period, Nany's coffins (30.3.23-.25) and boxes of shabtis (30.3.26-.30) were accompanied by a hollow wooden Osiris figure, which contained a papyrus scroll inscribed with a collection of texts called the "Book of Coming Forth by Day" - better known to us as the Book of the Dead. When unrolled, this scroll is more than seventeen feet long.The scene depicted here shows the climax of the journey to the afterlife. Nany is in the Hall of Judgment. Holding her mouth and eyes in her hand, she stands to the left

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Book of the Dead for the Singer of Amun, Nany. Dimensions: L. 521.5 cm (206 5/16 in); H. 35 cm (13 3/4 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Reign: reign of Psusennes I-II. Date: ca. 1050 B.C..Archaeologists found this papyrus in the burial of Nany, a woman in her seventies. She was a singer of the god Amun-Re. Nany also had the title "king's daughter," which probably means that she was a child of the high priest of Amun and titular king, Painedjem I. As was customary during the Third Intermediate Period, Nany's coffins (30.3.23-.25) and boxes of shabtis (30.3.26-.30) were accompanied by a hollow wooden Osiris figure, which contained a papyrus scroll inscribed with a collection of texts called the "Book of Coming Forth by Day" - better known to us as the Book of the Dead. When unrolled, this scroll is more than seventeen feet long.The scene depicted here shows the climax of the journey to the afterlife. Nany is in the Hall of Judgment. Holding her mouth and eyes in her hand, she stands to the left

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