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Coffin of Senbi
The collection record classifies this work as funerary equipment. It is dated c. 1918–1859 BCE. Recorded culture or place: Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III.
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- Museum title
- Coffin of Senbi
- Date
- c. 1918–1859 BCE
- Culture / origin
- Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III
- Materials and technique
- gessoed and painted cedar
- Dimensions
- Overall: 70 x 55 cm (27 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1914.716
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
The most common type of coffin during the Middle Kingdom took the shape of a rectangular box with lid. The mummy inside was placed on his left side, facing east, his head behind the two magical eyes. These—in the shape of human eyes, to which have been added the markings of a falcon's head—were supposed to enable him to behold the rising sun, reborn daily. The long horizontal inscriptions are prayers to Anubis (god of embalming) and Osiris (god of the dead) for offerings of food and drink and other items necessary for survival in the afterlife. The short vertical inscriptions place him under the protection of the gods of earth, sky, air, and moisture, as well as various funerary deities.
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