A Fragment of an Early Book of Two Ways on the Coffin of Ankh from Dayr al-Barshā (B4B). Issue 2 (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Willems, Harco
• Is Part Of: Journal of Egyptian archaeology. Volume 104:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 145
• Page End: 160
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: Ankh -- Book of Two Ways -- coffin B4B -- Coffin Texts -- Dayr al-Barshā; Egypt -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Antiquities; Egypt; Archäologie; Ägypten; Égypte -- Antiquités -- Périodiques; 6.140; Periodicals; Zeitschrift; Online-Publikation; Electronic journals; 932.005
• DOI: 10.1177/0307513319856848
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0307-5133

Abstract

Remains of the early Middle Kingdom coffin of a lady called Ankh (B4B) contain parts of the earliest now known version of the Book of Two Ways . The fragment published here retains parts of CT spells 1128 and 1130. The article discusses the problems involved in the publication of this particular source, and in reading the incised hieratic signs of this source. Also, the article places the version of source B4B within the context of the editorial development of the Book of Two Ways .