Inner Coffin of Djedmutesankh. Dimensions: L. 186 cm (73 1/3 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 1000-945 B.C..The Lady Djedmutesankh was buried with a number of other members of her wealthy extended family in a tomb in on the West Bank at Thebes. Her exalted position is reflected by her titles, which include "Leading Lady" and "First Chief of the Harim of Amun"; she was most likely a wife of a High Priest of Amun. Her burial assemblage includes a set of nested coffins; an Osiris shroud; leather braces; amulets; wax viscera figures; two funerary papyri: an Osiris figure; and two wooden boxes full of crudely formed shabti figures. Despite her high rank, her coffin was plundered in ancient times.Echoing the decoration of her outer coffin, Djedmutesankh's inner coffin was decorated with religious symbols and rows of funerary deities; this repertoire is repeated again on the mummy board that was placed inside, directly over her wrapped mummy. There are differences in the icons chosen and

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Inner Coffin of Djedmutesankh. Dimensions: L. 186 cm (73 1/3 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 1000-945 B.C..The Lady Djedmutesankh was buried with a number of other members of her wealthy extended family in a tomb in on the West Bank at Thebes. Her exalted position is reflected by her titles, which include "Leading Lady" and "First Chief of the Harim of Amun"; she was most likely a wife of a High Priest of Amun. Her burial assemblage includes a set of nested coffins; an Osiris shroud; leather braces; amulets; wax viscera figures; two funerary papyri: an Osiris figure; and two wooden boxes full of crudely formed shabti figures. Despite her high rank, her coffin was plundered in ancient times.Echoing the decoration of her outer coffin, Djedmutesankh's inner coffin was decorated with religious symbols and rows of funerary deities; this repertoire is repeated again on the mummy board that was placed inside, directly over her wrapped mummy. There are differences in the icons chosen and

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