Cleveland Museum of Art

Coffin of Nesykhonsu

Date

c. 976–889 BCE

Medium

gessoed and painted sycamore fig

Culture

Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22

Department

Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Egyptian coffins told stories and illustrated spells to help the deceased transition safely to the afterlife. Inside Nesykhonsu's coffin there are two jackals, one facing right and the other left, near the top. Here, the jackal represents the powerful deity Anubis, the god of the afterlife and embalming. Two of Nesykhonsu's titles, "Lady of the House" and "Singer of the Choir of Mut the Great," are written on the outside of the coffin.

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