Side Panel from the Coffin of Amenemope
Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22 · c. 976–889 BCE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Look closely at both sides of this panel. It is a part of a coffin made for a priest named Amenemope (say: ah-men-em-oh-pee). The inside of the coffin shows a priest in the world of the living, preparing Amenemope and his wife, Taditkhonsu (say: tah-deet-khon-soo), for their journeys through the underworld. The priest uses tools to open the mummies’ mouths so that they can eat and speak in the afterlife. The outside of the coffin shows scenes of Amenemope in the underworld, using the senses restored to him by the ritual. What do you think these images tell us about how Egyptian people envisioned life after death?
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- Maker
- Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22
- Date
- c. 976–889 BCE
- Medium
- gessoed and painted sycamore fig
- Dimensions
- Overall: 60.4 x 41 x 6 cm (23 3/4 x 16 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Egypt
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 001A ArtLens Exhibition
- Credit line
- The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0