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Limestone Mummiform Coffin Lid

This limestone mummiform coffin 𓅱𓇋𓀾 lid is from the Ptolemaic Period! The New Kingdom is when stone π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‚‹π“Šͺ mummiform coffins 𓅱𓇋𓀾π“ͺ first appeared, however the mummiform coffins 𓅱𓇋𓀾π“ͺ from that period were usually made of wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺!

This sarcophagus 𓅱𓇋𓀾 belonged to a scribe π“Ÿπ“€€ named Pa-Di-Inpu. He is named after Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 (Anubis is the Greek name while Inpu is the Egyptian name) and served as a scribe π“Ÿπ“€€ in the cult of Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣. Pa-Di-Inpu also served as a scribe π“Ÿπ“€€ and priest π“ŠΉπ“› in the cult of Hathor 𓉑!

Limestone Mummiform Coffin Lid at the Brooklyn Museum (and me)!