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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.

About the Artwork

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.

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.

Art Ref

DP040

Available to purchase as

DP01C - The Goddess Hathor and Seti Scene 3.jpg

Giclée Print

DP01C - The Goddess Hathor and Seti Scene 3.jpg

Object Record

Object Type

Papyrus

Materials

Date

Period

Dynasty 18

Findspot

Theban Tomb TT319, Thebes, Theban Necropolis

Dimensions

Current Location

Musée du Louvre

Object Number

People Depicted

Nebqed, Menemheb, Mahou

Deities Depicted

Osiris, Nekhbet

Animals Depicted

Cow, Vulture

Themes

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