Linen Chest Reused as a Child's Coffin, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1400 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga, Carnarvon/Carter, 1906–1911, Wood, whitewash, L. 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in); W. 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in); H. 20.2 cm (7 15/16 in); Lid: Th. 1.7 cm (11/16 in), Found in the debris above Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in the Lower Asasif, this whitewashed chest, once used to store linen, was repurposed as the coffin of a child. There are five lines of inscription in hieratic on the underside of the lid, providing a list of linen garments along with the names of officials
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Linen Chest Reused, Child, Coffin, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca, 1479–1400 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga, Carnarvon/Carter, 1906–1911, Wood, whitewash, L, 50.5 cm, 19 7/8, W, 29.8, 11 3/4, H, 20.2, 7 15/16, Lid, Th, 1.7, 11/16, debris, Hatshepsut, Valley Temple, Lower Asasif, whitewashed chest, store linen, repurposed, coffin, child, five lines, inscription, hieratic, underside, lid, providing, list, linen garments, names, officials
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