Mummy Bandage Inscribed for Paherer
Found discarded in a pit in the courtyard of the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri, this bandage was inscribed for "[Pa]herer, son of the Priest of Amun, Mayor, and Vizier, Kha(m)hor, true of voice." Beneath the name is a date, Year 9 (of an unknown king).
The name and titles of his father, Khamhor (A), identify Paherer as a vizier himself, also known as Harsiese (G.) He was the grandfather of Khamhor C, owner of a Book of the Dead discovered nearby, and likely the owner of an undecorated coffin found filled with embalming material found in the same area. The Met's Egyptian Expedition also excavated Paherer's coffin lid, which had been reused in a Roman burial.
The name and titles of his father, Khamhor (A), identify Paherer as a vizier himself, also known as Harsiese (G.) He was the grandfather of Khamhor C, owner of a Book of the Dead discovered nearby, and likely the owner of an undecorated coffin found filled with embalming material found in the same area. The Met's Egyptian Expedition also excavated Paherer's coffin lid, which had been reused in a Roman burial.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mummy Bandage Inscribed for Paherer
- Period: Third Intermediate Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 25
- Date: ca. 750–700 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, southeast lower court, Tomb MMA 53, MMA excavations, 1923–24
- Medium: Linen
- Dimensions: L. 72.5 × W. 12 cm (28 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Framed: L. 75.5 × W. 16 cm (29 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
- Object Number: 25.3.214
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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