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Anthropoid limestone coffin; one line of vertical inscription, with name of deceased Wahibre, son of Tairu.

Details

ID
EMC_JE_4744
Alternate IDs
JE_4744; EMC_JE_4744; EMC_SR_2/14591(?); SR_2/14591(?); EMC_SR_5/12112; SR_5/12112; EMC_TR_27.2.21.7(?); TR_27.2.21.7(?)
Department
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Classification
Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
Title
Limestone coffin
Medium
Compact limestone
Dimensions
JE: 1.8 x .6 m; SR/TR: 1.72 m
Credit Line
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Provenance
Giza
Notes
Found March 1859. Probably EMC_TR_27.2.21.2 (lid only?). EMC_JE_4744 given two SR numbers (EMC_SR_2/14591 and EMC_SR_5/12111). Listing for EMC_SR_2/14591 matches description for EMC_TR_27.2.21.7, and is probably not actually EMC_JE_4744.
Remarks
RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_I_Sp288-289LR

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