Coffin: E.12.1926

Current Location: In storage

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Description

One of seventy five fragments of a Qersu coffin from Tomb 840 at Abydos. Texts are cut into the wood and filled with white paste or Egyptian blue.
Coffin belonged to Irethereru, governor of Abydos, overseer of priests of Osiris at Abydos and a priest of Hathor.

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Given by the British School of Archaeology

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.455 m

Find spot

Abydos Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1926) by British School of Archaeology

Dating

Late Period
-745 - -650

Materials used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.12.1926
Primary reference Number: 52379
Previous number: 13A
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 April 2017

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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