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Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 16.6.

Accession number
Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.6
Object title
Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 16.6.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.
Description
1 pane of glass containing 1 papyrus fragment : ill. ; 24 x 12 inches
Provenance
Lord Amherst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Papyrus of the Sauti per-ḥez, "guard of the treasury," from the Book of the Dead, partially illustrated with vignettes.
Related fragments: Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.1, Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.2, Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.3, Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.4, Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.5, Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.7, Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.8.
Script
hieroglyphic
Language
Egyptian
Classification