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| Keywords: Egyptian - Mummy Bandage of Wsir-wer - Walters 83767.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork en Mummy bandages were in use from the Late through the Ptolemaic period ca 6th-2nd centuries BC They were usually decorated with spells and sometimes vignettes from the Book of the Dead in order to deliver the desired magical protection for the deceased The practice of placing inscribed bandages directly on the body of the dead person was essential to securing a good life for the deceased in the Netherworld This small strip of fabric is woven of high-quality linen and belongs to the well-known object group of inscribed mummy bandages The originally light beige linen is now discolored to a darker brown Both side ends of the bandage are lost and irregularly torn off The original length is unknown but might have extended to ¾ of an Egyptian cubit 39 15 cm 15 3/8 in The inscription is composed in hieratic script and rendered in black ink made of soot mixed with gelatin gum and bee wax ; the color has slightly faded The text consists of three lines; the beginnings and ends of the sentences are missing; but the losses seem to be minor judging by content and grammar ca 400 350 BC Late Period black ink on linen cm 6 5 28 2 accession number 83 767 79099 Found in the cemetery of Giza by an expedition of Egyptian archaeologists in the 1950s Professor Dr Abd el Monem Abubakr Cairo Giza University 1950s by discovery Professor Dr Hans Goedicke Baltimore 1957 by official gift for his assistance in the deciphering of some texts from the excavation at Giza Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr Hans Goedicke 2009 Translation 1 who satisfies the Two Gods the count chief treasurer unique friend priest of Isis of Coptos priest of Osiris Min-Horus 2 May you grant the sweet breath to Wsir-wer of Netjeru-of-the-North who satisfies the Two Gods the count chief treasurer unique friend 3 May you grant the sweet breath to Wsir-wer of Netjeru-of-the-North who satisfies the Two Gods the count chief treasurer unique friend place of origin Giza Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian art in the Walters Art Museum Works of the Egyptian late period Ancient Egyptian linen | ||||
