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Scribe Neqbed Praising Osiris and Nekhbet Afterlife

Reproduction of a vignette from the Book of the Dead created for the royal scribe Nebqed, scribe of Ma'at in the house of Ma'at during the reign of king Amenhotep III around 1400 BC.

Scribe Neqbed Praising Osiris and Nekhbet Afterlife

Nebqed can be seen wearing standing before a pile of funerary offerings, including bundles of lotus flowers, baskets of fruits and grain, bread, fowl and cuts of meat. He wears a wig with triangular stepped sides, a white linen robe, and a scribal palette tucked into his belt.

Reproduction Details

Object Type

Date

Findspot

Current Location

People Depicted

Deities Depicted

Art Ref

Papyrus

Dynasty 18

Theban Tomb TT319, Thebes, Theban Necropolis

Musée du Louvre

Nebqed, Menemheb, Mahou

Osiris, Nekhbet

DP040

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