The Book of the Dead of Pinudjem I

Sr VIII.11488 Cairo Antiquity Museum

Material: Papyrus
Size: Height 37 cm; Length: 450 cm
Location: Western Thebes, Deir el-Bahri Cache (TT 320)
Excavation: Antiquities Service Excavations of 1881
Period: 21st Dynasty reign of Pinudjem I (About 1065-1045 BC)

Discovered in the famous Deir el-Bahri Cache, this is part of the Book of the Dead belonging to Pinudjem I.

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