COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Hieratic P 6
Side:
recto
Image Number:
JRL030595tr
Image Title:
Book of Breathing
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Egypt--Antiquities
Description:
Book of Breathing written for a woman named Heryet, whose mother was named Tapelyet. Thirteen columns of text demarcated by black lines. There is some significant damage to the first column, which is blackened. Painted vignettes appear above the text. Unfortunately, damage to the upper section of the papyrus destroyed many of the scenes, leaving traces above column 1 and fully preserved scenes above columns 10-13. The Book of Breathing is an Ancient Egyptian funerary text.
Date created:
2nd century CE
Time period covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Place covered:
Egypt
Language:
Egyptian
Language code:
egy-EG
Technique used:
Handwriting
Support material:
Papyrus
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Scrolls
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image sequence number:
hrt006r
Image technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Papyri
Book of Breathing
