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Hearst Museum object titled Coffin with mummy, accession number 6-19930, described as The coffin and the mummy of a 10-to-12-year-old child named Patjenef. The coffin is a four-poster rectangular coffin with vaulted lid. The head-end lunette has iconography from the Book of the Earth. The rectangular panel below the head-end lunette has a winged image of Nephthys, while the panel on foot-end displays a winged image of Isis. Both sides of the coffin are adorned with alternating pairs of djed-pillars and tyet symbols. The interior bottom of the basin features an image of Nut painted in red ochre on a whitewashed background, and the interior of the vaulted lid has four sons of Horus painted in red ochre on a whitewashed background. Each of the two vault planks directly above the sides of the coffin box contains a row of 17 kneeling guardian deities, each holding a knife. Remains of texts and images above the guardians and on the vault planks above indicate another row of similar guardian deities, perhaps for a total of 68 guardians. The texts consist of statements of protection and benefits for the coffin owner in the afterlife by various deities (Osiris, Sokar, Anubis, Nephthys, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris) on the coffin posts, by the guardians on the coffin sides, by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys on the coffin ends, and in the text accompanying imagery from the Book of the Earth on the head-end lunette. According to Barbara Richter, "a study of the paleography suggests two hands wrote the hieroglyphic text. Multivalent hieroglyphs allow multiple interpretations of some examples of the owner's name and titles, allowing relevant secondary meanings." Generally, the coffin is in good condition, but it has one missing plank in the vaulted top, and a missing lower portion of the plank above side 3 (i.e., the "east" side, if head end is "north" and foot end is "south"). There is some loss of texts on posts and ends of coffin box, and complete loss of text on the central plank of the vaulted top.

Hearst Museum object titled Fish palette, accession number 6-19458, described as Fish slate, one side convex, one hollowed, like small container; length: 6.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Inner coffin, accession number 6-19928, described as Wooden anthropoid coffin, highly decorated. Face is painted green with darkened varnish coating. 6-19933a,b (a: faience, coral and bone or shell beads from bead net; b: large faience scarab) and 12-11039 (mummy) were removed from inside it. According to Kea Johnston, "The motif of Osiris in a thicket of trees on the bottom register of this coffin is characteristic of a series of coffins from the city of Akhmim. It is a strong parallel with a group of other coffins from Akhmim, including the cartonnage of Peniu in the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim, and the coffin of Nespaqashuty in Detmold, Germany. All of these coffins can be dated to the 25th and 26th dynasty stylistically." "Iwefaa's coffin has a few motifs that are, as far as we know, unique. These include the depiction of the Four Sons of Horus as nude, animal-headed children in the top register, and the mummiform 'solarized' Osiris figure on the back." "The inscriptions on Iwefaa's coffins don't give him any titles, and the name of his father is unclear. It may be 'Qashuty'. The museum is also in possession of remains of a bead-net from his mummy [6-19933], and the mummy itself [12-11039]. We can tell from examining his mummy that he was probably between 40 and 60 years old and had a very slight build." "Over the course of this project, we made the exciting discovery that the museum also seems to have Iwefaa's outer coffin [6-19912] in its possession. Perhaps these other items will someday give us a clue to Iwefaa's identity in relation to the nobility at Akhmim.

Hearst Museum object titled Mummy and mummy case, accession number 6-19927, described as Mummy case. Black with gilt face, black and gold decorations. Contains mummy; mummy tightly wrapped and top surface covered in black resin. Inscribed, coffin of Iws-n-min (woman).

Hearst Museum object titled Mummy case, accession number 6-19927.8, described as Mummy case.

Hearst Museum object titled Potsherd with writing (ostracon), accession number 6-19647, described as Potsherd with Coptic inscription.

Hearst Museum object titled Sarcophagus lid, accession number 5-522, described as Stone sarcophagus lid of heavy gray stone; estimated weight: 7600 pounds; XXVI Dynasty. Inscription: "Head physician, chief of the Libyans, Psmtk (Psamtek/Psametik). According to Kea Johnston, "As for the Doctor himself, he was an overseer of an enclave of Libyan mercenaries as well as the Chief of Physicians. He had the wealth and proximity to the king to build himself a magnificent tomb in the form of a room-sized underground sarcophagus. Of his family, we know very little beyond their names. His mother was named Tagemiraset, and his father was Harsiese. He may also have been related to a lady named Setjairetbinet, whose intact burial was found in a side-room of his tomb." "Strangely, the Doctor was never buried in his tomb, and the basalt sarcophagus lid was left propped above its basin, waiting for his body to be deposited inside. Maspero (1900) thinks he might have died in the struggles with the Persians that ended the Dynasty.

Hearst Museum object titled Scraper with writing, accession number 6-9294, described as Flint scraper with writing on one side.

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Hearst Museum object titled Coffin with mummy, accession number 6-19930, described as The coffin and the mummy of a 10-to-12-year-old child named Patjenef. The coffin is a four-poster rectangular coffin with vaulted lid. The head-end lunette has iconography from the Book of the Earth. The rectangular panel below the head-end lunette has a winged image of Nephthys, while the panel on foot-end displays a winged image of Isis. Both sides of the coffin are adorned with alternating pairs of djed-pillars and tyet symbols. The interior bottom of the basin features an image of Nut painted in red ochre on a whitewashed background, and the interior of the vaulted lid has four sons of Horus painted in red ochre on a whitewashed background. Each of the two vault planks directly above the sides of the coffin box contains a row of 17 kneeling guardian deities, each holding a knife. Remains of texts and images above the guardians and on the vault planks above indicate another row of similar guardian deities, perhaps for a total of 68 guardians. The texts consist of statements of protection and benefits for the coffin owner in the afterlife by various deities (Osiris, Sokar, Anubis, Nephthys, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris) on the coffin posts, by the guardians on the coffin sides, by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys on the coffin ends, and in the text accompanying imagery from the Book of the Earth on the head-end lunette. According to Barbara Richter, "a study of the paleography suggests two hands wrote the hieroglyphic text. Multivalent hieroglyphs allow multiple interpretations of some examples of the owner's name and titles, allowing relevant secondary meanings." Generally, the coffin is in good condition, but it has one missing plank in the vaulted top, and a missing lower portion of the plank above side 3 (i.e., the "east" side, if head end is "north" and foot end is "south"). There is some loss of texts on posts and ends of coffin box, and complete loss of text on the central plank of the vaulted top.

Coffin with mummy

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Hearst Museum object titled Fish palette, accession number 6-19458, described as Fish slate, one side convex, one hollowed, like small container; length: 6.5 cm.

Fish palette

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Hearst Museum object titled Inner coffin, accession number 6-19928, described as Wooden anthropoid coffin, highly decorated. Face is painted green with darkened varnish coating. 6-19933a,b (a: faience, coral and bone or shell beads from bead net; b: large faience scarab) and 12-11039 (mummy) were removed from inside it. According to Kea Johnston, "The motif of Osiris in a thicket of trees on the bottom register of this coffin is characteristic of a series of coffins from the city of Akhmim. It is a strong parallel with a group of other coffins from Akhmim, including the cartonnage of Peniu in the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim, and the coffin of Nespaqashuty in Detmold, Germany. All of these coffins can be dated to the 25th and 26th dynasty stylistically." "Iwefaa's coffin has a few motifs that are, as far as we know, unique. These include the depiction of the Four Sons of Horus as nude, animal-headed children in the top register, and the mummiform 'solarized' Osiris figure on the back." "The inscriptions on Iwefaa's coffins don't give him any titles, and the name of his father is unclear. It may be 'Qashuty'. The museum is also in possession of remains of a bead-net from his mummy [6-19933], and the mummy itself [12-11039]. We can tell from examining his mummy that he was probably between 40 and 60 years old and had a very slight build." "Over the course of this project, we made the exciting discovery that the museum also seems to have Iwefaa's outer coffin [6-19912] in its possession. Perhaps these other items will someday give us a clue to Iwefaa's identity in relation to the nobility at Akhmim.

Inner coffin

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Hearst Museum object titled Mummy and mummy case, accession number 6-19927, described as Mummy case. Black with gilt face, black and gold decorations. Contains mummy; mummy tightly wrapped and top surface covered in black resin. Inscribed, coffin of Iws-n-min (woman).

Mummy and mummy case

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Hearst Museum object titled Mummy case, accession number 6-19927.8, described as Mummy case.

Mummy case

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Hearst Museum object titled Potsherd with writing (ostracon), accession number 6-19647, described as Potsherd with Coptic inscription.

Potsherd with writing (ostracon)

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Hearst Museum object titled Sarcophagus lid, accession number 5-522, described as Stone sarcophagus lid of heavy gray stone; estimated weight: 7600 pounds; XXVI Dynasty. Inscription: "Head physician, chief of the Libyans, Psmtk (Psamtek/Psametik). According to Kea Johnston, "As for the Doctor himself, he was an overseer of an enclave of Libyan mercenaries as well as the Chief of Physicians. He had the wealth and proximity to the king to build himself a magnificent tomb in the form of a room-sized underground sarcophagus. Of his family, we know very little beyond their names. His mother was named Tagemiraset, and his father was Harsiese. He may also have been related to a lady named Setjairetbinet, whose intact burial was found in a side-room of his tomb." "Strangely, the Doctor was never buried in his tomb, and the basalt sarcophagus lid was left propped above its basin, waiting for his body to be deposited inside. Maspero (1900) thinks he might have died in the struggles with the Persians that ended the Dynasty.

Sarcophagus lid

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Hearst Museum object titled Scraper with writing, accession number 6-9294, described as Flint scraper with writing on one side.

Scraper with writing

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S2009-2010 #1: California State University, Bakersfield (September 14, 2009–November 16, 2009)2 objects
S1973-1974 #23: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 1, 1973–October 4, 1995)1 objects
S1974-1975 #60: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (February 18, 1975–August 1975)1 objects
S1995-1996 #8: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (October 1, 1995–November 1, 1996)1 objects

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