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Coffin of Senbi  wikidata:Q60779904 reasonator:Q60779904
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Coffin of Senbi
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Object type concrete object / funerary object Edit this at Wikidata
Description
The most common type of coffin during the Middle Kingdom took the shape of a rectangular box with lid. The mummy inside was placed on his left side, facing east, his head behind the two magical eyes. These—in the shape of human eyes, to which have been added the markings of a falcon's head—were supposed to enable him to behold the rising sun, reborn daily. The long horizontal inscriptions are prayers to Anubis (god of embalming) and Osiris (god of the dead) for offerings of food and drink and other items necessary for survival in the afterlife. The short vertical inscriptions place him under the protection of the gods of earth, sky, air, and moisture, as well as various funerary deities.
Date -1918
Medium Gessoed and painted cedar
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 55 cm (27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession number
1914.716
Place of creation Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III
Credit line Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.716

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