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Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 16.8.

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Accession number: 
Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.8
Title: 
Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 16.8.
Credit: 
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.
Description: 
1 pane of glass containing 2 papyrus fragments : ill. ; 18 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. 16.6, Amh. Egy. Pap. 16.7.

Script: 
hieroglyphic
Language: 
Egyptian
Genres: 
Manuscripts
Egyptian (Papyri)
Papyri
Hieroglyphics
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Classification: 
Manuscript
Department: 
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
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