Newberry, Percy E.: The Amherst papyri: being an account of the Egyptian papyri in the collection of Lord Amherst of Hackney (London, 1899)

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PAPYRUS No. XXI.

Papyrus of the ^Jj^fT]

hen neter Amen

Rd seten neteru, " Priest of Amen Ra, king

of the gods " *~~) jj^^^a, Nesi-dmen, " Nesi-

Amen," containing the vignette of Chapter 125
of the Book of Dead. XXIInd Dynasty.
1 page. Width 7 inches.

PAPYRUS No. XXII.

(PLATE XXIII.)

Papyrus of
heru

born of the

Pede-heru, " Pede-

Du-nes-nes, " Lady of the house, Durnesnes." It
contains parts of Chapters 11-13, 37, 38, 41, 79,
91-94, 108, 109, U5f-h,k-l, and the vignette
of Chapter 165 of the Book of the Dead. The
writing is hieroglyphic and very small, but
beautifully executed, and the vignettes are of
considerable merit. XXVIth Dynasty. Width
8f inches. 8 sheets.

PAPYRUS No. XXIII.

Papyrus of the |p^^=|:,jj> hen neter ne
Amen Rd seten neteru, " Priest of Amen-Ra,
king of the gods " ^ j\ ^ Ym-hetep,

" Im-ljetep," son of Aah-mes, " Aahmes,"

also a priest of Amen-Ra, by the ^~^\%<^^>
nebt per dhy ne Amen-Ra, " Lady of the house
and chantress of Amen-Ra, ^"^^
Ta-khred-dh, "Ta-khred-ah." It contains Chap-
ters 15 (a and b) and 89, with rough vignettes.
The writing is hieroglyphic, but small, and of an
inferior hand, XXVIth Dynasty. Width
14 inches.

PAPYRUS No. XXIV.

Papyrus of ^^j]^^' Heru-se-dst, " Hor-
se- Isis," containing fragments of Chapters 15
and 18 of the Book of the Dead, written in
large and well-formed hieroglyphics. The
original height and length of this document
cannot be ascertained, as only some thirty
fragments of the lower part of the scroll are
preserved. XXVIth Dynasty or later.

PAPYRUS No. XXV.

Papyrus, with a blank space left for the
name of the purchaser to be inserted, written
in the large hieroglyphic writing of the
XVIIIth or XlXth dynasty, and containing
portions of Chapters 32, 33, 41, 42, 63, 77, 82,
85-89, 98, 99, 105, and 121 of the Book of
the Dead. 2 sheets.

PAPYRUS No. XXVI.

Another Papyrus, with a blank space left
for the name of the purchaser to be inserted,
written in large hieroglyphic writing of the
XVIIIth or XlXth dynasty, and containing
parts of Chapters of the Book of the Dead.
In very bad preservation, but the remains of
the vignettes show that it must once have
been a magnificent document. 3 sheets.

PAPYRUS No. XXVII.

Papyrus of ^ ^> Heru, " Horus," written

in very small hieroglyphic writing, and con-
taining part of Chapter 77 of the Book of the
Dead. The manuscript is much mutilated,
and consists of a small roll 3 inches in height,
and 16 fragments. XXVIth Dynasty (?).