Hunfer

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Hunfer - an ancient Egyptian scribe and court pharaoh Seti I ( XIX dynasty ). He owns the Hunfer papyrus , written in 1310-1275 BC.

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Biography

Hunfer bore the following titles: " Scribe of Divine Offerings " and " Keeper of the Royal Cattle ." He was also the court of Pharaoh Seti I ^[1] . His titles indicate that Hunfer occupied an important place in government. His wife Nasha was the singer of Amon in Thebes. Hunfer’s tomb is not installed, but most likely he is buried in Memphis ^[2] ^[3] or Luxor .

Hunfer Papyrus

Anubis holds the mummy of Hunfer, the priests perform the ceremony of opening their mouths

Papyrus is a copy of the Book of the Dead , which is one of the classic examples of such Egyptian texts. Presented today at the British Museum with accession number EA 9901. ^[4] Initially, it was 5.5 meters long and 39 cm wide, but today the papyrus is cut into 8 parts for better preservation.

In addition to the papyrus, Hunfer preserved a statuette where this folded papyrus was stored. In the mid-19th century, it was bought by the French doctor and collector Antoine-Barthelemy Clough (1793-1868) from the tomb raiders. In 1852, he donated papyrus to the British Museum, where it was cut into 8 parts and placed under glass ^[2] .

Notes

↑ www.britishmuseum.org Archived June 24, 2014.
↑ ¹ ² Parkinson, Richard. Hunefer and his Book of the Dead. - London: The British Museum Press, 2010 .-- ISBN 978-0-7141-3142-9 .
↑ Hunefer: An ancient Egyptian official (English) // The British Museum.
↑ papyrus (neopr.) . British Museum. Date of appeal May 24, 2017.

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Hunfer Papyrus (English)

[1] www.britishmuseum.org Archived June 24, 2014.

[:0-2] ¹ ² Parkinson, Richard. Hunefer and his Book of the Dead. - London: The British Museum Press, 2010 .-- ISBN 978-0-7141-3142-9 .

[3] Hunefer: An ancient Egyptian official (English) // The British Museum.

[4] yrus (neopr.) . British Museum. Date of appeal May 24, 2017.