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Book of the Dead Papyrus of Nesshutefnut (Papyrus Ryerson) with Spells 116–147
UnknownPtolemaic Period, ca. 250 BC
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Chicago, United States
This section of Nesshutefnut's papyrus shows various gateways and their guardian divinities by which the deceased must pass in the underworld.
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- Title: Book of the Dead Papyrus of Nesshutefnut (Papyrus Ryerson) with Spells 116–147
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Ptolemaic Period, ca. 250 BC
- Physical Location: Chicago, IL
- Location Created: Egypt, Luxor
- Physical Dimensions: H: 39 x W: 924
- Provenance: Purchased in Paris, 1919
- Type: Manuscript
- Rights: © ISAC Museum
- External Link: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, ISACM E9787H, D. 28921
- Medium: Papyrus, paint
- Photographer: Kevin Bryce Lowry
- Photograph Registration Number: D. 28921
- Object Registration Number: ISACM E9787H
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