Lid of the sarcophagus of Djehutymes, chief steward of the temple of Amun

From the Museo Egizio record

The lid depicts the mummy of the deceased. He wears a wig, a false beard, and a broad collar. On the breast is an image of the sky goddess Nut with outstretched wings. The loss of the inlaid eyes made of valuable materials is presumably due to the plundering of the tomb during the pharaonic period. In his hands he holds protective symbols: the “backbone of Osiris" (djed) in his right hand, the “knot of Isis” (tit) in his left. The inscribed bands reproduce the bandages that gathered the shroud around the body. In the central band, the deceased invokes the goddess Mut, while the others contain utterances by several netherworld gods. The inner coffin must have been of wood; an element thereof was found in the tomb by the Hungarian mission that has been investigating the tomb since 1983, a “mummy board” bearing the name of Djehutymes. Dimensions: 48 cm x 76 cm x 217 cm. Museum location: Museum / Floor 2 / Room 05 / Base. Image views available: 6.