'Amduat' Papyrus of Henettawy, daughter of Isetemkheb, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, ca. 990–970 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, Chamber B, Burial of Henettawy C (4), 1923–24, Papyrus, ink, L. 139 cm (54 3/4 in); w. 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in); d. rolled 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in), This papyrus is part of the funerary equipment belonging to a wealthy woman named Henettawy, daughter of Isetemkhab, who was buried in a family tomb at Deir el-Bahri. Found rolled into a tight scroll and placed between the legs of Henettawy's mummy, it includes part of a collection of religious texts known as the Book of the Amduat, which were designed to aid the deceased in overcoming the dangers of the Duat (the Netherworld)
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