Inner Coffin & Lid Of En-Sy-Ta-Nebet-Towy

Object Details

Donor Name

Government Of Egypt

Site Name

Deir El-Bahri (Deir el-Bahari,Thebes)

From card: "Egyptian list identifies as "coffin of the lady singer of Ammon 'Nesita neb taoni'". Dr. L. Bull, Met. Mus., New York, says "... may have been used for ... the lady En-sy-ta-Nebet-Towy, whose 'false lid' you have (364998)". Apparently an inner stock coffin for one of the Chantresses of Amun. On left side, what appears to be name of Mut-hetepty; no name on right side. May be reused coffin. XXI dynasty. Loan: Museo Nacional de Antropologia, May 18, 1964." Loan returned 2012.

Record Last Modified

22 Jun 2022

Specimen Count

2

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

1893

Accession Number

027543

USNM Number

A154955-0

Object Type

Coffin

Place

Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8026584

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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