Museo Egizio
Inscribed fragments of the coffin of Puia
- Date
- 1500–1450 BCE
- Medium
- Wood
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Department
- Museo Egizio, Turin
- Institution
- Museo Egizio
- Object ID
- Provv_718_02
From the Museo Egizio record
The funerary texts written in hieratic (the cursive script of the time) found hidden in the joins of the boards of the coffin are evidence of the power the Egyptians ascribed to writing. They are spells placing the deceased under the protection of the Egyptian gods of creation, Shu, the god of the air, and Nut and Geb, the sky and the earth. For example: “(Saying) the words by Nut: Puia, I have given you your head for eternity, these limbs of yours shall not be weak…”. Dimensions: 8 cm x 16 cm x 1 cm. Museum location: Museum / Floor 3 / Writing Gallery / Showcase 14. Image views available: 11.
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- Sheikh Abd el-Qurna — Luxor, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Egypt, Luxor / Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna”
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