COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Hieratic P 6
Side:
recto
Image Number:
JRL0810100dc
Image Title:
Book of Breathing
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Egypt--Antiquities
Section:
Columns 8 & 9
Description:
Book of Breathing written for a woman named Heryet, whose mother was named Tapelyet. The eighth and ninth columns of text: damage to the upper section of the papyrus has destroyed the painted vignettes which would have appeared above the text. 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-008
Image technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured:
2008-06-24
Date: issued:
2008-11
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Papyri
Book of Breathing
