The Papyrus of the Treasury Scribe Iry-Iry: A New Ramesside Source for a Memphite Hymn to Osiris and the Book of Caves (BD 168). Issue 1 (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Scalf, Foy
• Is Part Of: Journal of Egyptian archaeology. Volume 104:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 9
• Page End: 27
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: Book of Caves -- Book of the Dead -- funerary literature -- netherworld books -- New Kingdom -- underworld books; Egypt -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Antiquities; Egypt; Archäologie; Ägypten; Égypte -- Antiquités -- Périodiques; 6.140; Periodicals; Zeitschrift; Online-Publikation; Electronic journals; 932.005
• DOI: 10.1177/0307513319826861
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0307-5133

Abstract

A publication of the papyrus of Iry-Iry in full with accurate identification of its contents. As a result, a Memphite hymn to Osiris has been identified from several sources gathered together with P. Iry-Iry. In addition, a new source for the introductory section of the Book of Caves (BD 168) has been discovered, known previously only from the papyrus of Bakenmut. This article provides a full discussion of the papyrus of Iry-Iry as well as a comparative edition of parallel manuscripts for the two compositions it contained.